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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. As Chapter 1 opens, what two countries have just ended a war between them?
(a) The United States and England.
(b) France and England.
(c) Germany and Italy.
(d) Spain and France.

2. What type of career path has Adam Scrivens failed to attain?
(a) Writing
(b) Blacksmithing.
(c) Farming.
(d) Banking.

3. In Chapter 2, which character is described as vain, uneven, and prone to periods of meanness?
(a) Captain Jack Aubrey.
(b) Diana Villiers.
(c) Mrs. Williams.
(d) Dr. Stehen Maturin.

4. Where do Captain Aubrey and Doctor Maturin flee to from England?.
(a) Salzburg, Austria.
(b) Toulon, France.
(c) Hamburg, Germany.
(d) Madrid, Spain.

5. What natural marvel do the passengers aboard the Indiaman get to see as the ship is making its way to England?
(a) A mermaid.
(b) A rainbow.
(c) A finback whale.
(d) A snow-capped mountain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who owns a personal estate just across the border in Spain?

2. What position is held by MacDonald aboard the Polychrest?

3. What unusual object does Maturin find in his holsters?

4. What type of relationship is shared between Captain Jack Aubrey and Doctor Stephen Maturin?

5. What does Adam Scriven try to do to Aubrey while the Captain is out walking around town one night?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Can the route to Spain suggested to Aubrey and Maturin by Christy-Palliere be considered safe or dangerous?

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

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

5. How do the eligible bachelors from Polcary Downs socialize with the eligible women next door at Mapes Court?

6. What events act as catalysts to drive Captain Aubrey away from England and toward France?

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

8. How are Bellone's men able to board the Indiaman Lord Nelson during the naval engagement?

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

10. What does Aubrey learn about upon regaining consciousness after the battle?

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