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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Ricketts teach a rudimentary course in what subject to Jack?
(a) Crew rules
(b) Surgery
(c) Bookkeeping
(d) Ship management

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

3. Which of the following is the best synonym for the term appalled in the following sentence: Stephen was appalled by the lack of compassion Jack showed toward the survivors on the other ship.
(a) Horrified
(b) Delighted
(c) Surprised
(d) Elated

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

5. How long was the fish Stephen was called to see?
(a) 9 inches
(b) 1 foot
(c) 5 feet
(d) 2 inches

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack discount as a gnat in respect to Stephen joining the crew?

2. How many commands did Captain Jack have before this story was written?

3. What happened to the Charlotte?

4. What causes Jack to jump on a chair?

5. Which of the following characters is the ship's surgeon?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Jack know that the Moors had called for surrender?

2. What does Mowett say as he is guiding Stephen down from the top of the ship?

3. To what is Stephen's sense of duty linked and how is this reflected by his chosen profession?

4. What blunder did Jack tell Stephen he made with regards to Dillon?

5. Describe the sky which Jack viewed as he looked to the West and its importance to the story.

6. What transportation does Jack utilize to approach his new ship?

7. Why don't Maturin and Dillon tell everyone that they know each other?

8. What did Jack describe as a commodity that even Aristotle could appreciate?

9. How does Jack react to the snake and what does the snake scene show about the character of Jack?

10. How do the sailors feel about hearing the Articles of War read to them?

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