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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Pontet-Canet?
(a) A French officer on board the Constitutioni.
(b) One of the main commanders in the French and Indian wars.
(c) A Frenchman Maturin has seen before.
(d) The steward of the Constitution.

2. About how many nautical miles does the ship cover daily?
(a) 90.
(b) 150.
(c) 200-250.
(d) 400.

3. Where does La Flèche stop to resupply?
(a) An Italian port.
(b) Bora Bora.
(c) Cape Town.
(d) A small port on Madagascar.

4. What happens the first time they sight a vessel?
(a) They hail it but it ignore them.
(b) They try not to be seen since it is an American vessel.
(c) They try to catch it by rowing.
(d) They almost collide with it but they don't see the small boat in the fog.

5. Why does Christmas of 1812 pass with some gloom?
(a) The war is not going well.
(b) Aubrey's men had expected to celebrate Christmas in England.
(c) The sailors are not in the thick of the war.
(d) The war is not over.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times have the Americans encountered the British?

2. What has been the outcome of those encounters?

3. Upon what vessel is Aubrey traveling to England?

4. Where is Aubrey's boat headed?

5. What seems a possibility to the men after a few days?

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