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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. Where is Captain Aubrey's home?
(a) London.
(b) Derbyshire.
(c) Newtonville.
(d) Hampshire, England.

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

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

4. Who has been captured?
(a) Captain Bligh.
(b) Admiral Nelson.
(c) Several additional Indiamen.
(d) Maturin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maturin call tormina?

2. Who does Maturin accidentally meet?

3. How does Aubrey feel about Mr. Farquhar?

4. What does Maturin believe is the basis of the strange personality?

5. In what capacity does Stephen Maturin work for the crown?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has happened to Corbett?

2. What do the three men say about the captains of the other ships?

3. What does Clonfert do when Pym is doing something else?

4. What ultimately happens to Clonfert's and Pym's joint venture?

5. What does Aubrey have the crew doing as they travel and why?

6. What does Aubrey do when he discovers he needs help? How does he feel about the response?

7. How does Aubrey feel about Bertie's actions and orders?

8. What does Maturin do on La Reunion?

9. Why are England and France at war?

10. How does Colley fare in the long term and how does Aubrey feel about that?

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