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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 characters has asked for a transfer?
(a) Ellis
(b) Dillon
(c) Ricketts
(d) Stephen

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

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

4. What has Jack picked up from Molly?
(a) Note
(b) Serious illness
(c) Trinket
(d) Orders

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What dragged Stephen down five fathoms when he was in the water?

2. What does Stephen keep to help him deal with his feeling of being alone?

3. What order does Captain Neal give to Stephen?

4. What does Jack feel Dillon is challenging?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens during the battle between the Sophie and the Cacafuego?

2. What is Molly to Jack and of what importance is this to the novel?

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

4. What does Stephen believe is the cause of Tom Simmons' death?

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

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

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

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. Why is Captain Neal stern with Jack when Jack shows up to discuss his orders with dirt and powder all over his clothes and face?

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