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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money does Aubrey have at the beginning of the book?
(a) He has just enough for retirement.
(b) He is penniless.
(c) He is very wealthy.
(d) He is middle class.

2. What has Maturin obtained that will enable him to use the Surprise?
(a) A large crew.
(b) A commission in the Royal Navy.
(c) Orders from the Queen for a covert mission.
(d) A Letter of Marque.

3. In what position will Barrett Bonden work on Surprise?
(a) Cabin boy.
(b) Coxswain.
(c) First mate.
(d) Second mate.

4. Where are the two men from question #42 living now?
(a) France.
(b) Spain.
(c) America.
(d) Portugal.

5. What type of ship is Merlin?
(a) A cutter.
(b) A gun ship.
(c) A frigate.
(d) A sloop.

6. Where are the prizes that Spartan has captured?
(a) They are trailing Spartan by a day.
(b) They have been sent to England.
(c) In a distant small port.
(d) In a harbor on the French coast.

7. What position did the two men in question #42 have in England?
(a) Bankers.
(b) Minor Lords.
(c) Intelligence officers.
(d) Government officials.

8. How many prizes did Spartan capture?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

9. What moves into the area where Surprise is in Chapter 2?
(a) A vast storm system.
(b) A French Amanda.
(c) Two Spanish cruisers.
(d) Hot, muggy weather.

10. Why does the ship from question #38 close with Surprise?
(a) To offer trade goods.
(b) To capture them for the French navy.
(c) To keep them from the Spanish peninsula.
(d) To press hands from her.

11. What happens to Padeen's hand?
(a) It is broken.
(b) It is cut off when caught between two ropes.
(c) It is bit by a rat.
(d) It is injured and burned.

12. For what does Aubrey have a reputation which makes men want to work for him?
(a) Always being right.
(b) Paying high wages.
(c) Being lucky.
(d) Always being fair.

13. How does Aubrey feel about his new situation?
(a) Uncertain.
(b) Happy.
(c) Depressed.
(d) Excited.

14. Why is Aubrey no longer in the Royal Navy?
(a) Conviction of financial impropriety.
(b) He was mustered out on a medical discharge.
(c) He received a hardship discharge.
(d) He is retired.

15. How does Martin feel about Maturin's request?
(a) Enthusiastic.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Uncertain.
(d) Ambiguous.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Aubrey's plans to capture Spartan go awry?

2. What is the ship, Merlin, they encounter in Chapter 3?

3. In what direction does Aubrey go in his first cruise of Surprise?

4. Who are the men responsible for Aubrey's circumstances in England?

5. How were the men timed when laying about?

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