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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does not return to the ship after Aubrey orders Surprise to set sail?
(a) Maturin and Martin.
(b) Hollom, Horner and Mrs. Horner.
(c) Martin.
(d) No one.

2. What does Aubrey learn about Danaë?
(a) It has been captured by pirates.
(b) It has received new orders and will not assist Aubrey.
(c) It is being sailed with a prize crew from the Norfolk.
(d) Its crew has mutinied.

3. How does Surprise get off the mud bank?
(a) She is pulled.
(b) The crew has to dig her out.
(c) The hole in the hull is repaired and the water is pumped out which allows her to float off it.
(d) They lighten the ship and wait for the tide to come in.

4. What joins Surprise as they are slipping through the islands?
(a) A few native canoes.
(b) A French privateer.
(c) A longboat.
(d) An Indiaman.

5. What is wrong with the whalers who join Surprise's crew?
(a) They have their wives and children and so are protective.
(b) They do not speak much English.
(c) They have a hard time adjusting to military life.
(d) They are not used to that time of ship.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aubrey learn about their prey?

2. Who are Manu and Taio?

3. How long does Surprise sit on the mud bank?

4. Where does Surprise sail?

5. Padeen Coleman is proving himself to be ____________.

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