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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 country is close to Toulon, France?
(a) Germany.
(b) Russia.
(c) Spain
(d) England.
2. Richard Canning is a merchant from ______________.
(a) Wales.
(b) Venice.
(c) Liverpool.
(d) Bristol.
3. Who does Mrs. Williams declare to be a perfect match for Captain Aubrey?
(a) Her daughter, Frances.
(b) Herself.
(c) Her daughter, Sophia.
(d) Her niece, Victoria
4. Aside from Aubrey and Maturin, two other passengers are aboard the Indiaman headed for England. How are they described?
(a) A father and son.
(b) Two female passengers.
(c) Two male passengers.
(d) A grandmother and grandson.
5. What is the name of the vessel carrying Captain Jack Aubrey and Doctor Stephen Maturin at the beginning of Post Captain?
(a) The Pennington.
(b) H.M.S. Hempstead.
(c) H.M.S. Royale.
(d) The Charwell.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who intervenes when Captain Aubrey intends to turn Adam Scriven in to the law?
2. In Chapter 1, what country does Diana Villiers leave in order to return to England?
3. What position is Pullings promoted to aboard the Polychrest pursuant to Aubrey's advice?
4. How long is Captain Aubrey and Doctor Stephen Maturin's trek across France?
5. How can Diana's family be labeled on a socio-economic basis?
Short Essay Questions
1. What taints the celebratory supper hosted by Tom Pullings family?
2. How does Doctor Maturin's unrequited love for Diana affect him?
3. How do Aubrey and Maturin react to one another's romantic interest in Diana?
4. How do the eligible bachelors from Polcary Downs socialize with the eligible women next door at Mapes Court?
5. What are traits that Aubrey and Maturin admire in Diana?
6. Why is the Polychrest is appropriately nicknamed "the Carpenter's Mistake"?
7. What does Diana Villiers have in common with her three cousins, the Williams sisters?
8. What makes Captain Griffiths waver in his determination to press home an attack against the French frigate that the Charwell has been chasing throughout the night?
9. What events act as catalysts to drive Captain Aubrey away from England and toward France?
10. How do Sophia and Diana defy their respective personality traits and demeanors in their pursuit of Captain Aubrey?
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