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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of ship does the Sophie come across after the storm?
(a) Hospital
(b) Plague
(c) Pirate
(d) French

2. Everything for the crew goes well until they begin to do what?
(a) Climbing the ratlines
(b) Work with the guns
(c) Flogging
(d) Corking the deck

3. Which of the following is a square hole beside the mast?
(a) Muster's
(b) Lubber's
(c) Hammock's
(d) Ratline's

4. Which of the following does Jack indicate he relied on for his own promotion?
(a) Saving the right person
(b) A bit of luck
(c) Brave deeds
(d) Very important acts

5. Where were the Norwegians hiding?
(a) Brig
(b) Forepeak
(c) Galley
(d) A different ship

6. For what does Stephen use the extra room that Jack offers him?
(a) Reading his manuals
(b) Seeing patients
(c) Living, as he moved into this room
(d) Setting up his surgery area

7. From which country were the people who attacked the Dart?
(a) Ireland
(b) Spain
(c) Britian
(d) France

8. Which of the following was not a reaction to the punishment of the new man, John Surel?
(a) Crying
(b) Laughing
(c) Weeping
(d) Incontinence

9. Which of the following is the best definition for the term epaulette?
(a) The name of the jacket that is part of the officer's uniform
(b) Shoulder decoration on an officer's uniform
(c) The name of the pants of an officer's uniform
(d) Decoration on the front of an officer's uniform

10. What does Stephen warn of as a deadly danger from a lack of ventilation?
(a) Croup
(b) Hernias
(c) Scurvy
(d) Gaol-fever

11. How long was the interval between two shots?
(a) More than 5 minutes
(b) 3 minutes and 45 seconds
(c) 2 minutes 26 seconds
(d) Less than 1 minute

12. Which of the following terms best describes the type of thoughts Jack had when Maturin elbowed him during the concert?
(a) Somber
(b) Murderous
(c) Relieved
(d) Angry

13. What was Gouges holding when he died?
(a) Cannon ball
(b) Drought of grog
(c) Sword
(d) Birthday cake

14. What is the elm-tree pump used for?
(a) Providing fresh water
(b) Lavatories and wash water
(c) Washing the deck
(d) Shooting water at the enemy

15. How did Dillon choose to attack the two ships who were attacking the Dart from both sides?
(a) Defensively
(b) With help from an ally
(c) Together
(d) Separately

Short Answer Questions

1. Who shows Stephen around the ship?

2. What is wrong with the new twelve-pound guns?

3. What does the waiter bring to Jack after he tries to convince Stephen to come with him on the voyage?

4. Which of the following characters' death is included in the Sophie's log?

5. How long was the fish Stephen was called to see?

(see the answer keys)

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