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

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

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

4. What is a covert distress sign?
(a) Waving a white flag
(b) Raising a flag with the union downward
(c) Dumping cargo into the sea
(d) Hanging a red flag out the wardroom quarter galley hatch

5. What type of mission does Captain Harte tell Jack they will be going on next?
(a) Recovery
(b) Prize
(c) Cruise
(d) Convoy

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Jack write to tell of the capture of the Cacafuego?

2. Who threatened to denounce Dillon?

3. Which ship ran away?

4. What happens to Stephen when Dillon is speaking with Stephen in the jolly-boat?

5. Who does Jack miss?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Admiral Keith tell Jack that he will probably never rise to pos-captain?

2. What proves to Jack and the crew the ship with the blue ensign is from England?

3. Despite his lack of knowledge about surgery, at what does Stephen excel?

4. What does Jack realize he must give up after he talks with Admiral Saumarex?

5. For Stephen, what takes precedence over the spiritual emptiness of a life in the Navy?

6. What does Stephen warn Jack about in regards to his relationship with Molly?

7. Why was the ship down to just a quarter ration for water when they arrived in Minorca?

8. What does Stephen tell Jack he must do in order to recover from the disease he got from Molly?

9. What does Stephen see when he bends under the table to retrieve his napkin?

10. What does Stephen disagree with Dillon about in relation to the decision of Jack to continue to search for prize money?

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