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

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

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

4. To whom does Jack write to tell of the capture of the Cacafuego?
(a) Captain Harte
(b) Molly Harte
(c) Mr. Ellis
(d) Rear-Admiral Linois

5. What order does Captain Neal give to Stephen?
(a) To take on 50 prisoners
(b) To promote Dillon
(c) To make himself presentable
(d) To go and shower

Short Answer Questions

1. For what are sailors typically punished on the Sophie?

2. What overtakes Jack's sadness at the loss of Dillon and Ellis?

3. Which of the following was Stephen unable to see on the voyage when the Sophie was near Greece and Egypt?

4. Which ship races for and arrives at shore?

5. What is a covert distress sign?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mr. Ellis talk disparagingly about and of what importance is this within the novel?

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

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

4. What might happen to Stephen should the Sophie leave immediately?

5. Why will the dinner at Captain Harte's be awkward for Stephen?

6. What changed about the way Molly was treated throughout the novel?

7. What does Jack do when the maintopgallantmast and foretosale fall and why?

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

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

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

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