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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jack attend at the Governor's residence?
(a) Concert
(b) Meeting with the Captain
(c) Dinner
(d) Court marshal

2. What happens to the fiddle's neck as he plays?
(a) Breaks his skin and cuts him
(b) Releases poison into his body
(c) Warps
(d) Snaps in his hand

3. Which of the following best describes what a snow is as used in the following sentence: The Sophie is disguised as a snow with the object of creating another ruse.
(a) A transport vessel with 1 big mast and 1 small mast
(b) Merchant ship with 2 big masts and 1 smaller mast
(c) A battle ship with 2 big masts and 2 smaller masts
(d) A plague ship with 1 big mast and 1 small mast

4. Who starts to follow Jack's ship?
(a) Italian squadron
(b) French squadron
(c) English squadron
(d) Spanish squadron

5. What has caused negative reactions in the quarters?
(a) Dillon's choice to allow the two men to escape
(b) Leaving behind Stephen
(c) Jack's liking of Dillon
(d) Jack having a woman aboard

6. Who put white chalk into the food?
(a) Stephen's helper
(b) Dillon
(c) Jack
(d) The new midshipman

7. Which ship races for and arrives at shore?
(a) DeSaix
(b) HMS Pompee
(c) Hannibal
(d) Sophie

8. What does Jack insist upon doing while the Dedaigneuse approaches?
(a) Flogging Ellis
(b) Reviving Ellis
(c) Reading to Stephen
(d) Listening to Mowett's poetry

9. Who warns Jack about a possible attempt to provoke Jack's insubordination?
(a) Molly
(b) Florey
(c) Ellis
(d) Stephen

10. What covered the Midshipmen?
(a) Gun powder
(b) Prizes
(c) Ink
(d) Dirt

11. What does Jack feel Dillon is challenging?
(a) His bravery
(b) His relationship with Stephen
(c) His right to be captain
(d) His share of the prizes

12. What did the gun crew hope to hit?
(a) Bobbing cast
(b) Elm-tree pump
(c) Enemy ship
(d) Target

13. Which of the following characters does Jack not invite to dinner?
(a) Dillon
(b) New Midshipman
(c) Ellis
(d) Mowett

14. Upon which ship do the men sneak up and take by surprise?
(a) Parlac
(b) Xalac
(c) Gloire
(d) Santa Lucia

15. What dragged Stephen down five fathoms when he was in the water?
(a) Lead-soled boots
(b) A shark
(c) Heavy clothing of the time
(d) Chains around his ankles

Short Answer Questions

1. What must Jack do in order to recover from his serious illness?

2. Who preferred to be far away from the bad-smelling and noisy experience of exercising the guns?

3. Who were there bad feelings between during the voyage?

4. Which of the following characters has fled Mahon?

5. What do the men blow up?

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