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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Doctor Maturin unexpectedly spot Diana and her beau?
(a) Symphony.
(b) Market.
(c) Clergyman's.
(d) Church.

2. How much of a full crew is Captain Aubrey missing with only thirty-three crewmen aboard the Polychrest?
(a) One-third.
(b) One-half.
(c) One fourth.
(d) One fifth.

3. What dots the scenery along the French coast?
(a) Fortresses and observation towers.
(b) Chateaus and churches.
(c) Chateaus and schoolhouses.
(d) Farms and wineries.

4. What ship has Parker been assigned to captain?
(a) S.S. Seagull.
(b) Fanciulla.
(c) Remington.
(d) Bellone.

5. What area of the H.M.S. Lively does Doctor Maturin tour?
(a) The fo'c'sel.
(b) The galley.
(c) The sickbay.
(d) The powder room.

6. In Chapter 9, which of the ships listed below is involved in a fierce naval engagement with the Polychrest?
(a) Bellone.
(b) S.S. Seagull.
(c) S.S. Colinot.
(d) L'Brigade du France.

7. In retrospect, whose promotion does Post Captain Aubrey support while simultaneously slighting the crew of the Polychrest?.
(a) Goodridge.
(b) Pullings.
(c) Parker.
(d) Canning.

8. Unlike Post Captain Aubrey, what was the previous Captain of the H.M.S. Lively lax in doing?
(a) Exercising great guns drills.
(b) Commending crew members when they had proven themselves worthy of commendation.
(c) Keeping in constant communication with the Admiralty.
(d) Examining the vessel for safety hazards.

9. What does the shooting up of insignificant French holdings along the coast qualify the action to be labeled?
(a) Military drill.
(b) Wasting resources.
(c) An engagement.
(d) Advance warning.

10. What type of dueling pistols does Doctor Maturin borrow from MacDonald?
(a) Stephen Carrothers.
(b) L.D. Bounds.
(c) Howard Bentley.
(d) Joseph Manton.

11. At the time that Captain Aubrey is informed about the mutiny that may be pending, how many days is the Polychrest away from reaching the French port that is its destination?
(a) Six.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

12. Who serves as Captain Aubrey's navigator as the Polychrest heads into the French port?
(a) Ship Master Goodridge.
(b) Doctor Stephen Maturin.
(c) Crewman Stephen Steer.
(d) First Lieutenant Parker.

13. What trait do Mrs. Williams and Diana Villiers seem to look for in suitors?
(a) Honesty.
(b) Compatibility.
(c) Wealth.
(d) True love.

14. Whose perfume does Maturin smell on Aubrey upon the latter's return to the Polychrest?
(a) Sarah's.
(b) Sophia's.
(c) Diana's.
(d) Eleanor's.

15. Who shares an interest in obscure scientific theories with Doctor Maturin?
(a) Pullings.
(b) Canning.
(c) Dundas.
(d) Goodridge.

Short Answer Questions

1. Doctor Maturin advises Sophia to be more __________ with Captain Aubrey.

2. Who does Sophia label and caution Maturin about as being a difficult case?

3. Who gives Aubrey the good news that he is being made Post Captain?

4. Upon the capture of the Spanish treasure ships, what part of Aubrey's life does Aubrey consider to be over?

5. Who is Preserved Killick?

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