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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 official at the Admiralty does Captain Aubrey meet with to discuss obtaining a sea command?
(a) Lord Melville.
(b) Admiral Harte.
(c) Sir Joseph.
(d) Captain Parker.

2. As Chapter 1 opens, Captain Jack Aubrey holds what naval position?
(a) Sailor.
(b) Post captain.
(c) First lieutenant.
(d) Master and commander.

3. Who hosts a dinner party at which Captain Aubrey is pursued for arrest?
(a) Lady Knowles.
(b) Clarice Brennan.
(c) The Pullings Family.
(d) The Waite Family.

4. What is the name of the Indiaman that Aubrey and Maturin board in Gibraltar?
(a) Lord Nelson.
(b) The Othello.
(c) King of the Sea.
(d) The Carrington.

5. What is the dreadful news about that Captain Aubrey receives via letter at Polcary Down?
(a) His employment.
(b) His finances.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Captain Aubrey consider buying, but is not quite sure of its tone?

2. What year do the events in Chapter 4 take place?

3. Which character tells Dr. Maturin that between him and Captain Aubrey, the captain is considered to be 'the prize"?

4. What natural marvel do the passengers aboard the Indiaman get to see as the ship is making its way to England?

5. What is the name of the vessel carrying Captain Jack Aubrey and Doctor Stephen Maturin at the beginning of Post Captain?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Captain Aubrey turn the sources of negativity at Pullings's celebratory dinner into positive ones?

2. How is Pullings instrumental in helping Captain Aubrey recruit crew members for the Polychrest?

3. Why does Aubrey want the Indiaman Lord Nelson captured by vessels such as an English cutter or the H.M.S. Seagull?

4. What are some of the instances in which Aubrey openly tries to avoid debt collectors in Chapter 6?

5. How does Doctor Maturin's unrequited love for Diana affect him?

6. What Admiralty-related issues serve to further convince the Captain to leave England?

7. What are traits that Aubrey and Maturin admire in Diana?

8. How does Adam Scriven help Aubrey cope with his fear of being confined to debtor's prison?

9. What taints the celebratory supper hosted by Tom Pullings family?

10. What does Diana Villiers have in common with her three cousins, the Williams sisters?

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