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

2. Who is feuding?
(a) Corbett and Maturin.
(b) Clonfert and Corbett.
(c) Clonfert and Maturin.
(d) Maturin and Klicknell.

3. What is Napoleon trying to conquer?
(a) Turkey.
(b) China.
(c) All of Europe.
(d) East Africa.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does this book take place?

2. How does Aubrey feel about the captain of the Sirius?

3. What has been holding Napoleon back?

4. How does Aubrey respond to Bertie's orders?

5. What kind of mental stress is Maturin fighting?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Bertie's attitude towards Aubrey and what does he do?

2. Who joins Clonfert and what does he do? What happens to two English frigates with them?

3. What does Aubrey learn about the French garrison?

4. Describe the setting in the opening of the novel.

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

6. What does Pullings arrive in to help Aubrey and how does that turn out?

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

8. In what ship is Pullings, what does he do and what does he tell Aubrey?

9. What do McAdam and Maturin discuss and how do they disagree on the subject?

10. Who comes to visit Aubrey at the beginning of the novel? What does the person do and how long has it been since they've seen each other?

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