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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. Where will the French squadron really sail for?
(a) Bantry Bay.
(b) The coast of Scotland.
(c) The English Channel.
(d) Dublin.

2. What plot has McAnon uncovered?
(a) The French plan to invade Ireland.
(b) The French plan to invade Spain.
(c) The French plan to take Dover.
(d) The traitor's plan to bring in French agents.

3. Why are general quarters sounded when Aubrey and Dundas are still talking?
(a) They are conducting a drill.
(b) A ship is sighted that does not answer the code properly.
(c) General quarters are not sounded.
(d) The new midshipman sounds the incorrect bell.

4. To what does Stephen admit when he asks a favor of Jack?
(a) That Stephen already knows what Aubrey's orders are.
(b) That Stephen's mission is personal.
(c) That Aubrey will do most anything for Maturin.
(d) That Stephen has received orders from naval intelligence.

5. What is one of the fastest ships in Jack's squadron?
(a) Ringle.
(b) Dreyton.
(c) Surprise.
(d) Ballona.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Aubrey's three children race to tell him?

2. Where does Stephen go the next morning?

3. How does Aubrey respond to Dundas' request?

4. What does Pullings say to Maturin about Captain Thomas and gun practice?

5. What does Aubrey do as a result of losing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Blaine say about the "man with a limp"?

2. Where is Dundas during some bad weather?

3. What do Stephen and Smith talk about concerning the way Stephen is feeling?

4. Who is Mr. Gray and what is his situation?

5. What does Sir Blaine tell Maturin about Aubrey's next assignment?

6. What does Aubrey decide to do when they arrive at Philip's Island?

7. Where does Stephen take Clarissa, Brigid and Padeen and what deal does Stephen make with Padeen?

8. What happens in the dinner with Maturin?

9. Who visits Stephen in Bantry and what does he tell Stephen?

10. How does Mrs. Williams demonstrate her obnoxious personality?

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