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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ship closes with Surprise after a few days out in Chapter 2?
(a) An American merchant ship.
(b) A Spanish warship.
(c) A Royal Navy frigate.
(d) A French battleship.

2. Who suspects Maturin has an addiction?
(a) Pullings.
(b) Aubrey.
(c) Martin.
(d) Padeen.

3. Why do Aubrey's plans to capture Spartan go awry?
(a) Azul shows up at the same time.
(b) A storm hits.
(c) Two French battleships show up.
(d) Spartan leaves the area.

4. What musical instrument does Aubrey play?
(a) Harmonica.
(b) Flute.
(c) Fiddle.
(d) Bugle.

5. Why does Aubrey think work is done better by privately-funded operations than the government?
(a) It takes longer but is done right.
(b) It is better quality.
(c) It is done more efficiently.
(d) He has no opinion on private versus government work.

6. What does Maturin ask Nathaniel to do?
(a) Send a letter to Maturin's wife.
(b) Keep his plants for him.
(c) Come and look at a strange bird.
(d) Act as surgeon's mate on Surprise.

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

8. What does Maturin give Aubrey as the ship in question #38 closes?
(a) A letter of protection.
(b) A letter from a French admiral Maturin knows.
(c) Orders to capture any Spanish vessel.
(d) A list of trade goods loaded on board.

9. What kind of work does Maturin do pro bono for the British Naval Intelligence service?
(a) Biochemical warfare with plants.
(b) Spy against Spain.
(c) Intelligence officer.
(d) Operative.

10. Who is at a gathering on the ship that night?
(a) Several intelligence officers.
(b) The ship's crew.
(c) The officers, admirals and other notables.
(d) The ship's officers.

11. Why does Maturin walk to town?
(a) For the exercise.
(b) He doesn't have a horse.
(c) It's only a half mile from the docks.
(d) To save money.

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

13. Why did West receive a court martial?
(a) Arson.
(b) Stealing.
(c) Rape.
(d) Duelling.

14. What happens to the Azul?
(a) Aubrey captures her.
(b) Spartan takes her to France.
(c) She gets away.
(d) Her crew abandons her and runs her on the shoal.

15. In what position will Tom Pullings work on Surprise?
(a) Captain's stewart.
(b) First mate.
(c) Coxswain.
(d) Rigger.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the prizes that Spartan has captured?

2. What do the new men on board the Surprise have to have in order to stay as crew?

3. What does Aubrey do after the encounter with Spartan and Merlin?

4. What type of people make up much of the residents in Shelmerston?

5. Who is captaining Tartarus?

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