2. Who preferred to be far away from the bad-smelling and noisy experience of exercising the guns?
(a) Dillon
(b) Marhsall
(c) Stephen
(d) Jack

3. What does Stephen tell Jack is being sent?
(a) Prison ship
(b) Treasure for the Sophie
(c) Warship to attack the Sophie
(d) Orders from Spain

4. What does the word providential mean in the following sentence: The rendezvous seemed almost providential.
(a) Deceitful
(b) Fortunate
(c) Surprising
(d) Unfortunate

5. For what are sailors typically punished on the Sophie?
(a) Refusing to write home
(b) Inability to swim
(c) Drinking
(d) Disobeying orders

6. Where does Jack go to see Mercedes?
(a) The Crown
(b) Mahon
(c) The Govener's mansion
(d) The Amelia

7. Which of the words would Jack use to describe the types of currents wafting through his crew and officers?
(a) Enthusiastic
(b) Surprising
(c) Strange
(d) Angry

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

9. Which of the following characters has fled Mahon?
(a) Jack
(b) Dillon
(c) Stephen
(d) Molly Harte

10. Which of the following is the best synonym for the word tome?
(a) Letter
(b) Book
(c) Encyclopedia
(d) Tomb

11. What must Jack do in order to recover from his serious illness?
(a) Retirement
(b) Hospitalization
(c) Drastic diet
(d) Nothing, it is terminal

12. What would come before Jack's promotion?
(a) Wedding ceremony
(b) Molly's death
(c) Death
(d) Court martial

13. Which ship ran away?
(a) Gloire
(b) Xalac
(c) Santa Lucia
(d) Parlac

14. What do the men blow up?
(a) Dillon's ship
(b) Fort overlooking the bay
(c) Stephen
(d) Santa Lucia

15. What is ironic about most of the seamen aboard the Sophie?
(a) They are uneducated.
(b) They are afraid of Jack.
(c) They do not know how to swim.
(d) They do not like Dillon.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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.

2. Who starts to follow Jack's ship?

3. Which of the following words best describes Jack overall?

4. Which of the following helps Jack to be successful?

5. What is a tartan?

(see the answer keys)

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