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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. What does Maturin call the clandestine rendezvous?
(a) A necessary evil.
(b) A farce.
(c) A mistake.
(d) A delegation.

2. Who did Babbington rescue during the blockade battle?
(a) Some persian officials.
(b) Some young women.
(c) Thornton.
(d) A French fleet.

3. Why does Aubrey like Mustapha more than Ismail?
(a) He speaks English.
(b) He is a sailor.
(c) He has a warrior's heart.
(d) He is intelligent.

4. How did Aubrey once save Davis?
(a) He saved him from drowning.
(b) He stopped an execution.
(c) He kept him from committing suicide.
(d) He fought off an attack on Davis.

5. What delays the powder promised to the Ionian Region?
(a) The blockade.
(b) Strong winds.
(c) Strange currents.
(d) A battle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aubrey do on the day he meets with Sciahan?

2. Why does Graham think negotiations in the Ionian Region should be extensive?

3. What is the Worcester declared when it gets to the meeting point after the conflict at the blockade?

4. What does the Worcester do when the French break through the blockade?

5. What does Aubrey not like about Mustapha's ambitions?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Aubrey refuse to fire on the French ship anchored in the harbor?

2. What does Aubrey hope to do when he gets to Mahon early?

3. Why is Aubrey not able to do what he wanted at Mahon?

4. What is the political climate like in the Ionian Region at this time?

5. How does Davis feel about Aubrey, and why?

6. What kind of illness does Aubrey battle while Maturin is away?

7. What does Aubrey do while he waits for the ship of powder to arrive?

8. Why does Thornton turn his command over to Harte?

9. What daring move does Aubrey make to defeat Mustapha at the end of the book?

10. What do the men on the Worcester think of Aubrey when they leave the harbor where the French consort is anchored?

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