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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 type of career path has Adam Scrivens failed to attain?
(a) Farming.
(b) Banking.
(c) Writing
(d) Blacksmithing.
2. As Chapter 1 opens, what two countries have just ended a war between them?
(a) France and England.
(b) Spain and France.
(c) Germany and Italy.
(d) The United States and England.
3. Following the war, what becomes Captain Aubrey's employment status as he is cast ashore in England?
(a) Unemployed.
(b) His job status does not change.
(c) Admiral.
(d) Post captain.
4. What is it that Captain Aubrey is threatened with that persuades him to leave England?
(a) Lynching.
(b) Flogging.
(c) Demotion.
(d) Incarceration.
5. How many pounds of body weight does Captain Aubrey lose during the arduous journey across France on foot?
(a) 20 pounds.
(b) 100 pounds.
(c) 15 pounds.
(d) 50 pounds.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the name of the heavy but slow brig that chases the Lord Nelson?
2. What is the name of the vessel carrying Captain Jack Aubrey and Doctor Stephen Maturin at the beginning of Post Captain?
3. What item does Diana ask Maturin to sell in order to buy cloth and threads to make herself a suitable dress for the formal ball?
4. How does Mrs. Williams learn about Captain Aubrey?
5. Who owns a personal estate just across the border in Spain?
Short Essay Questions
1. What events act as catalysts to drive Captain Aubrey away from England and toward France?
2. How do Diana and Sophia differ in demeanor and personality?
3. How do Aubrey and Maturin aid the sparsely-crewed Indiaman Lord Nelson?
4. Can the route to Spain suggested to Aubrey and Maturin by Christy-Palliere be considered safe or dangerous?
5. How do Aubrey and Maturin react to one another's romantic interest in Diana?
6. How does Adam Scriven help Aubrey cope with his fear of being confined to debtor's prison?
7. What do Aubrey and Maturin engage in with their host, French Captain Christy-Palliere during their first few days in Toulon?
8. How do Captain Aubrey and Doctor Maturin lend their support to England in its war against France?
9. 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?
10. What types of discomfort does Maturin have to endure while walking to Spain with Aubrey?
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