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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. Why is Thornton angry with Aubrey when he returns to the blockade?
(a) He was late returning.
(b) He did not engage the French.
(c) He tried to rile up the French.
(d) He violated neutrality rules.

2. What surprises Aubrey when he sees the Drayad after the battle?
(a) There are women on board.
(b) A French flag is flying.
(c) There are dead bodies on the deck.
(d) There is a hole in the hull.

3. Who does Thornton give his command to when he goes home?
(a) Davis.
(b) Maturin.
(c) Harte.
(d) Aubrey.

4. What kind of sickness does Aubrey get while Maturin is gone?
(a) Gout in his foot.
(b) A cold.
(c) A rash.
(d) A gash on his arm.

5. How does Aubrey describe Sciahan?
(a) Barbarian.
(b) Cunning.
(c) Militant.
(d) Wise.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is wounded at the clandestine rendezvous?

2. What is important for Aubrey to know about the potentates he will be meeting with?

3. Why does Aubrey like Mustapha more than Ismail?

4. How is Aubrey shown the tactical advantage of helping Sciahan?

5. What does Thornton threaten Aubrey with when he returns to the blockade?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Aubrey's first mission on his new ship?

2. What does Maturin do at the clandestine meeting, and why?

3. Why is Aubrey so disappointed when the leaves the harbor where the French Consort was anchored?

4. Why is is so hard for Aubrey to make an agreement with Sciahan at first?

5. Why is it so surprising that Aubrey is able to defeat Mustapha?

6. What does Mustapha do when he hears Aubrey has aligned himself with Sciahan?

7. Why does Graham opt for a long negotiation in the Ionian Region?

8. What does Aubrey do to try and save the sinking Worcester?

9. What destroys the Worcester in the end?

10. What ship is Aubrey given after the Worcester is declared unseaworthy, and why?

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