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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Upon the capture of the Spanish treasure ships, what part of Aubrey's life does Aubrey consider to be over?
(a) Fights with Sophia.
(b) Days as Captain.
(c) Fights with Maturin.
(d) Days in debt.

2. What does Post Captain Aubrey cause the crew aboard the H.M.S. Lively to exercise?
(a) Great guns drill.
(b) Firefighting evacuation drill.
(c) Sail hoisting drill.
(d) Man overboard drill.

3. Who is the subject of the wisecracks that Smithers shares with Doctor Maturin?
(a) Diana.
(b) Aubrey.
(c) Sophia.
(d) Cecelia.

4. What fact about the Polychrest leads Captain Aubrey and two of his officers to re-design the ship's rigging?
(a) The Polychrest is shorthanded.
(b) The Polychrest is unpredictable.
(c) The Polychrest is visible to the enemy.
(d) The Polychrest is slow.

5. Post Captain Aubrey is lectured by Doctor Maturin about the manifest intelligence of _____________.
(a) Pigs.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Elephants.
(d) Bees.

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

7. Who is Preserved Killick?
(a) A local taxidermist
(b) Aubrey's steward.
(c) Maturin's cousin.
(d) Doctor Maturin's assistant.

8. Upon her departure from Mapes Court, what relative with mental deficiencies does Diana Villiers stay with?
(a) Cousin.
(b) Brother.
(c) Father.
(d) Uncle.

9. What is the name of the ship that is instrumental in pulling the Polychrest out of a sandbank after it runs aground?
(a) H.M.S. Seagull.
(b) H.M.S. Neptune.
(c) H.M.S.Lively.
(d) Fanciulla.

10. Which is the best way to label the crew aboard Aubrey's new sea command?
(a) Lazy.
(b) Proficient.
(c) Disorganized.
(d) Distracted.

11. Following his meeting with Lord Melville, Aubrey goes back to his hotel, sleeps and then goes for a walk. What type of facility does he wind up visiting?
(a) A school.
(b) A millinery.
(c) A market.
(d) A cathedral.

12. Who gives Aubrey the good news that he is being made Post Captain?
(a) Lord Melville.
(b) Admiral Harte.
(c) Sir Joseph.
(d) Admiral Haddock.

13. What type of vessel is the Fanciulla?
(a) A sloop.
(b) A working boat.
(c) A pontoon.
(d) A dinghy.

14. Who criticizes Aubrey for not taking the blockade runner?
(a) Stephen Maturin.
(b) Admiral Haddock.
(c) Admiral Harte.
(d) Adam Scriven.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Captain Aubrey constantly evading?

2. How many rescues has Captain Aubrey successfully conducted?

3. Whose perfume does Maturin smell on Aubrey upon the latter's return to the Polychrest?

4. Who is about the only person who remains on friendly terms with Maturin following the Doctor's fierce argument with Aubrey over Diana?

5. How much of a full crew is Captain Aubrey missing with only thirty-three crewmen aboard the Polychrest?

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