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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. Who is Midshipman Hollom?
(a) Mr. Fielding's brother-in-law.
(b) Mrs. Fielding's cousin.
(c) A sailor on board the Celebration.
(d) An aging midshipman unable to achieve promotion to Lieutenant.

2. Why is Martin considered bad luck?
(a) He is red haired.
(b) He is a parson.
(c) He has a peg leg.
(d) He is missing a hand.

3. What is Midshipman Hollom's situation on Gibraltar?
(a) Penniless.
(b) In the brig.
(c) Supervises a refit project for the Celebration.
(d) Works for the Fieldings.

4. What does Wray constantly work to do?
(a) Finding new species of plants in the West Indies.
(b) Support Maturin.
(c) Ferret out double spies for British intelligence.
(d) Destroy Maturin.

5. Who is Dundas?
(a) Maturin's cousin.
(b) Mrs. Fielding's brother.
(c) A longtime friend of Aubrey's.
(d) A longtime enemy of Aubrey's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Horner's position on board Surprise?

2. Whom does the crew consider a Jonah?

3. What do Maturin and Martin do after readying for their next assignment?

4. What region does the Surprise pass through that is considered difficult?

5. What request does Maturin make of Aubrey concerning his friend?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who goes ashore and who comes to meet the British and what is decided about Maturin?

2. What does Aubrey brood as Surprise approaches the equator?

3. What does Martin decide about Maturin's condition, and what does Aubrey think?

4. What does Horner do to himself and how does the crew react?

5. Who are the highest ranking officers besides Aubrey and how are Mr. Martin and Hollom viewed?

6. What factions exist among the Americans?

7. What happens to Mrs. Horner and what does Maturin realize?

8. How do Maturin and Aubrey react differently to the information Allen is offering?

9. Who commands Surprise and what is the ship doing at the beginning of the novel?

10. What does Horner confront Maturin about and what is Maturin's response?

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