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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 is the Polychrest armed with instead of long guns?
(a) Carronades.
(b) Cannons.
(c) Dynamite.
(d) Rifles.

2. What is it that Captain Aubrey is threatened with that persuades him to leave England?
(a) Lynching.
(b) Demotion.
(c) Incarceration.
(d) Flogging.

3. Following the war, what becomes Captain Aubrey's employment status as he is cast ashore in England?
(a) Admiral.
(b) Unemployed.
(c) His job status does not change.
(d) Post captain.

4. What is the name of the heavy but slow brig that chases the Lord Nelson?
(a) H.M.S. Seagull.
(b) H.M.S. Elliott.
(c) H.M.S. Flynn.
(d) H.M.S. Seahawk.

5. Following the first in a series of dinner parties, which character contacts Captain Jack Aubrey to establish courteous relations?
(a) Sophia Williams.
(b) Mrs. Williams.
(c) Frances Williams.
(d) Dr. Stephen Maturin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language does Maturin use to enter his personal observations in his diary?

2. Where is the gentleman's residence that Captain Jack Aubrey rents located?

3. What is the name of the Indiaman that Aubrey and Maturin board in Gibraltar?

4. Who helps Captain Aubrey recruit sailors by drawing a poster promising rewards to those who sign up to crew the Polychrest?

5. What position is Pullings promoted to aboard the Polychrest pursuant to Aubrey's advice?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What do Aubrey and Maturin engage in with their host, French Captain Christy-Palliere during their first few days in Toulon?

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

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

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

7. How do Diana and Sophia differ in demeanor and personality?

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

9. How do Aubrey and Maturin aid the sparsely-crewed Indiaman Lord Nelson?

10. What type of experiences has Diana Villiers had in contrast to those of her cousins, the Williams sisters?

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