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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened when the Sophie fired a warning shot toward The CItoyen Durand?
(a) They dumped their prize possessions into the ocean.
(b) The crew increased their speed.
(c) The captain's wife went into labor.
(d) The ship exploded.

2. Who does Stephen wish could be friends?
(a) Stephen and Dillon
(b) Cheslin and Jack
(c) Jack and Dillon
(d) Jack and Stephen

3. About how far do the cannon balls fire across the ocean when fired?
(a) 10 feet
(b) 400 yards
(c) 100 yards
(d) 8 feet

4. What dismays Jack about the Midshipmen which they promise to improve?
(a) Spelling skills
(b) Flogging skills
(c) Animal identification skills
(d) Navigational exercises

5. Which of the following characters has a cousin joining the ship?
(a) Ricketts
(b) Dillon
(c) Richards
(d) Williams

6. What game do Dillon and Stephen share?
(a) Backgammon
(b) Checkers
(c) Poker
(d) Chess

7. What happened to the Charlotte?
(a) Sank
(b) Exploded
(c) Burned
(d) Froze

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

9. Which of the following is the best synonym for the word erudition in the following sentence: Stephen amazed Jack with his erudition in pointing out one special dish.
(a) Scholarship
(b) Sophistication
(c) Culture
(d) Education

10. What is a polacre?
(a) Quarantined ship
(b) Plague ship
(c) 3-masted Mediterranean ship
(d) Gentleman's magazine

11. Where was Jack injured?
(a) Arm
(b) Ear
(c) Artery
(d) Leg

12. Who do Stephen and Jack visit at the dockyard after the snake incident?
(a) Cheslin
(b) Brown
(c) Harte
(d) Florey

13. How big was the ship?
(a) 150 tons
(b) 300 tons
(c) 200 tons
(d) 80 tons

14. Who shows Stephen around the ship?
(a) Jack
(b) Mowett
(c) Dillon
(d) Maturin

15. Which of the following best describes Jack's behavior at the Harte's party BEFORE he has too much liquor?
(a) Reserved
(b) Buffoon
(c) Cordial
(d) Braggart

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men were saved from the Charlotte?

2. What causes tears to come to Jack's eyes when he is settled in the cross tree?

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

4. Maturin tells Jack that he can be found where most any morning?

5. How did Dillon choose to attack the two ships who were attacking the Dart from both sides?

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