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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 does Aubrey send the two captured French ships?
(a) Ireland.
(b) South Africa.
(c) Gibraltar.
(d) England.

2. In what year does this book take place?
(a) 1797.
(b) 1803.
(c) 1810.
(d) 1832.

3. Why doesn't Aubrey have a command?
(a) His ship was sunk.
(b) He is on leave.
(c) He is on sick leave.
(d) There are more captains than ships.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom will Matuin be traveling to Mauritius?

2. What does Maturin call tormina?

3. With what is Clonfert well acquainted?

4. What does Aubrey do with the ship as it sails towards Cape Town?

5. What kind of ship is the Néréide?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who will be meeting the French force at Mauritius?

3. How does Clonfert react to Aubrey's victory and how does McAdam respond?

4. Why are England and France at war?

5. How does Aubrey think about Colley's recovery?

6. What has happened to Corbett?

7. What happens when the squadron goes to Rodriguez and then where do they go and what happens there?

8. What happens to Maturin on the way to Mauritius?

9. What does Maturin do on La Reunion?

10. What does Maturin do in Cape Town?

(see the answer keys)

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