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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of reputation does Lord Clonfert have?
(a) He's cowardly.
(b) He's sturdy and hard working.
(c) He's harsh and unreasonable.
(d) He's a fop but also a courageous man.

2. How does Aubrey find life at home?
(a) Fun.
(b) Uninteresting and boring.
(c) Exciting.
(d) Restful.

3. What does Aubrey insinuate about Lord Clonfert?
(a) He's a French sympathizer.
(b) Various bizarre stories about him circulate.
(c) He is only a minor nobility.
(d) He's only captain cause he's a Lord.

4. Which island is garrisoned by the British?
(a) Carolinia.
(b) LeFleua.
(c) Rodriguez.
(d) La Reunion.

5. To what drug is Maturin addicted?
(a) Opium.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) Codeine.

6. What does Aubrey learn?
(a) Much of the same information as Maturin has provided.
(b) Everything he needs to know to fullfill his mission.
(c) That his wife has died.
(d) Nothing.

7. What is a characteristic of McAdam?
(a) He smokes heavily.
(b) He drinks heavily.
(c) He is timid.
(d) He is effeminate.

8. What will happen in Mauritius if the British military campaign is successful?
(a) It will return to the native population.
(b) It will be left alone with a nominal British force left there.
(c) A naval base will be established there.
(d) An English governor will be installed.

9. What does Lady Clonfert request of Aubrey?
(a) Passage as far as Cape Town.
(b) To take her son under his protection.
(c) The money he owes her.
(d) Passage to London.

10. For what is Stephen Maturin most known?
(a) As a physician.
(b) As a general.
(c) As a professor.
(d) As a lawyer.

11. What has been holding Napoleon back?
(a) The weather.
(b) The Moors.
(c) British naval strength.
(d) The Italians.

12. What does Sophie ask Maturin to do?
(a) Lend her some money.
(b) Talk to Aubrey about having another child.
(c) Locate some command for Aubrey.
(d) Provide medical care for her sister.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Maturin do on the first island on which he goes ashore?

3. With what does Bertie entrust Aubrey?

4. What kind of mental stress is Maturin fighting?

5. How far is Mauritius when the squadron sets sail?

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