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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far is Mauritius when the squadron sets sail?
(a) 1500 miles.
(b) 1085 miles.
(c) 2885 miles.
(d) 5000 miles.

2. Who does Aubrey go to see?
(a) Captain Bligh.
(b) Admiral Bertie.
(c) Admiral Nelson.
(d) Admiral Cornwallis.

3. What have the French been doing on the ocean that is a problem?
(a) Crossing the channel.
(b) Blockading England's shores.
(c) Capturing British Indiamen.
(d) Blowing up British merchant ships.

4. What imaginary line does Aubrey cross on his way to Mauritius?
(a) The equator.
(b) The line of demarcation.
(c) The north-south transit line.
(d) The South Pole meridian.

5. What does Bertie give Captain Aubrey?
(a) A new stripe.
(b) A new command.
(c) Several official honors.
(d) A reprimand.

6. What are the gardens like around Aubrey's home?
(a) There are no gardens.
(b) Failing.
(c) Average.
(d) Lush.

7. With whom will Matuin be traveling to Mauritius?
(a) Mr. Farquhar.
(b) Mr. Coleman.
(c) Mr. Dabney.
(d) Lord Byrity.

8. How does Aubrey feel about Mr. Farquhar?
(a) He is quite interesting.
(b) He is insane.
(c) He is somewhat tedious but generally agreeable.
(d) He is too aggressive.

9. In what type of home does Captain Aubrey live?
(a) A townhouse.
(b) A castle.
(c) A farmhouse.
(d) A country cottage.

10. Of what does McAdam say Clonfert's physical ailments are the result?
(a) Genetics.
(b) Mental distress.
(c) Horseback accident as a child.
(d) Old war wounds.

11. What two ships does Aubrey capture the first few days of his voyage?
(a) Bellone, and Caroline.
(b) Néréide and Sirius.
(c) Vénus adn Manche.
(d) Hébé and Intrepid Fox.

12. How is Corbett characterized by Bonder?
(a) A milquetoast.
(b) A sadistic tyrant.
(c) Good, solid Captain.
(d) A hard-working, yet incompetent Captain.

13. How would Aubrey describe his wife's mother?
(a) A loudmouthed and overbearing woman.
(b) A gentle soul.
(c) Sweet but not very bright.
(d) Quiet and unassuming.

14. What is the state of Clonfert's ship?
(a) Listing heavily from a poorly-loaded hold.
(b) Missing a mizzenmast.
(c) Heavily decorated in bizarre fineries.
(d) In dry dock.

15. What kind of Captain is Corbett known to be?
(a) A good seaman but lax with his sailors.
(b) A rigid disciplinarian and a fighting captain.
(c) An easy going man.
(d) Someone to respect but doesn't like to kill.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is feuding?

2. By the time Aubrey reaches Mauritius how is the crew functioning?

3. What kind of relationship develops between Aubrey and Colonel Keating?

4. Why does Matuin tell Aubrey he has to go to Mauritius?

5. What do Aubrey's forces and British land forces do on La Reunion?

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