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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was the news disseminated?
(a) From one of the sailors who deserted the Leopard.
(b) Via a letter from Diana Villiers.
(c) From Maturin's wife.
(d) Through Admiral Nelson's aide.

2. Who is Wallis?
(a) The Captain of the La Flèche.
(b) Maturin's brother-in-law.
(c) The local intelligence officer.
(d) Aubrey's first mate.

3. What do Aubrey and the Leopard crew volunteer to do?
(a) Man the rigging.
(b) Guard the diplomat and his retinue.
(c) Serve on the boarding crew.
(d) Serve the forward gun battery.

4. What does the vessel turn out to be?
(a) A pirate vessel.
(b) A US merchant vessel.
(c) The USS Constitution.
(d) A Dutch freighter.

5. What port has the HMS Leopard reached in Chapter 1?
(a) Pulo Batang.
(b) Sydney.
(c) Tahiti.
(d) Cape Hope.

6. What has been the outcome of those encounters?
(a) The Americans and English have split victories.
(b) Aubrey is unsure of the outcomes.
(c) Nothing decisive has been accomplished.
(d) The Americans have been decisively victorious.

7. At what does Java fail?
(a) Use her men for small arms fire.
(b) Get out into open sea.
(c) Close to boarding distance.
(d) Outflank the Constitution.

8. Why does Maturin leave the cricket match?
(a) He is feeling ill.
(b) He is feeling the need for some laudenum.
(c) He is called away to assist in preparation of some documents.
(d) He has to treat a crewmember who is cut up in a fight.

9. Where is Aubrey to recover?
(a) Asclepia, a sanitorium run by Evans' relative Dr. Choate.
(b) In prison in Boston.
(c) In the Naval hospital.
(d) Aboard the Constitution.

10. Who rescues Aubrey from making a serious faux pas?
(a) The second mate.
(b) The cabin boy.
(c) The ship's steward.
(d) Aubrey.

11. Where is Aubrey's boat headed?
(a) Peru.
(b) Brazil.
(c) Central America.
(d) Antigua.

12. What is Maturin carrying when his turn at bat arrives?
(a) A sword.
(b) A flechette.
(c) A hurley.
(d) A pen.

13. Who is Yorke?
(a) The ship's steward.
(b) The Captain of the La Flèche.
(c) The cook.
(d) The second mate.

14. What does Evans present to Maturin for Aubrey?
(a) A collection.
(b) A pin for valor.
(c) A ascot.
(d) Aubrey's sword.

15. What do the men do to the food and water in the boat?
(a) Ration it.
(b) Divide it equally among the men.
(c) Eat it before it spoils.
(d) They didn't get any food or water in the boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aubrey strenuously argue to retain?

2. What famous joke of Aubrey's does Aubrey perpetuate on Maturin?

3. Where does the Constitution land?

4. Where does La Flèche stop to resupply?

5. Of what are some American agents accusing Aubrey?

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