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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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

2. What is Dillon afraid will corrupt his men?
(a) Stephen
(b) White chalk
(c) Alcohol
(d) Lure of prize money

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

4. Why must Stephen consistently provide Jack and Dillon with medication?
(a) Their serious medical conditions
(b) Their lack of appropriate vitamins
(c) Their lack of appropriate hygiene
(d) Their excesses in food and drink

5. Who is thrown overboard?
(a) New Midshipman
(b) Dillon
(c) Ellis' son
(d) Stephen

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

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

8. Which of the following is a ruse de guerre?
(a) Church service
(b) Disguise of war
(c) Navy list
(d) Rules for punishment such as flogging

9. Which of the following does Dillon believe to be Jack's biggest weakness?
(a) Bribery attempts
(b) Desire for prizes
(c) Willingness to punish those that do not listen
(d) Willingness to be political

10. What does Stephen keep to help him deal with his feeling of being alone?
(a) Journal
(b) Mementos
(c) Tokens
(d) Books

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

12. 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) A plague ship with 1 big mast and 1 small mast
(c) Merchant ship with 2 big masts and 1 smaller mast
(d) A battle ship with 2 big masts and 2 smaller masts

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

14. Why does the Sophie head to Cape Salou?
(a) To provide transportation to the Post-Captain
(b) To deliver a prisoner to the Spanish
(c) To retrieve a Spanish prize
(d) To deliveer Stephen to his new home

15. What happens to Stephen when Dillon is speaking with Stephen in the jolly-boat?
(a) Stephen finds a flaw with the disguise of the ship.
(b) Gravy is spilled on Stephen.
(c) Stephen falls overboard.
(d) Dillon confesses to Stephen that he let prisoners escape.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who threatened to denounce Dillon?

2. Upon which ship do the men sneak up and take by surprise?

3. What has Jack picked up from Molly?

4. Who put white chalk into the food?

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

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