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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What about Maturin's collection most interests the crew?
(a) The spirits in which the specimens are soaking.
(b) The life 10 foot boa constrictor.
(c) The stuffed gorilla.
(d) The stuffed Komodo dragon.

2. How does Maturin find the Captain of the La Flèche?
(a) Entirely agreeable, well-read, and intelligent.
(b) Arrogant and condescending.
(c) A fop.
(d) Feckless.

3. 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.

4. What is going to happen to the Leopard's crew?
(a) The Admiral has not yet decided.
(b) They will sail back to England and be assigned to other ships.
(c) They will stay with the Leopard.
(d) They will be disbursed among the Admiral's other ships.

5. Over what does Maturin agonize when on board the La Flèche?
(a) His numerous natural history specimens.
(b) How to categorize some of the odd species he has collected.
(c) Why he made such a fool of himself on the cricket field.
(d) What he will tell his wife who did not think he was returning to her.

6. How might the voyage back to England be described?
(a) Rough seas.
(b) Fraught with danger.
(c) Monotonous.
(d) Stimulating.

7. Who calls upon Wallis?
(a) Admiral Hornblower.
(b) Maturin.
(c) First Mate Johnson.
(d) Aubrey.

8. What vessel will Aubrey be captaining once he arrives in England?
(a) The Leopard after its refitting.
(b) The Acasta.
(c) The York.
(d) The Northhampton.

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

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

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

12. What do the survivors do on the way to Brazil?
(a) Some die.
(b) Recuperate.
(c) Learn all about the new vessel they are on.
(d) Have a hard time recuperating because of the lack of stores.

13. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What good news does the Captain offer Aubrey?

3. What helps the dehydration a little?

4. Where does La Flèche stop to resupply?

5. What civilian is on board the ship?

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