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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) Capturing British Indiamen.
(b) Crossing the channel.
(c) Blowing up British merchant ships.
(d) Blockading England's shores.

2. How did Lady Clonfert find out about Aubrey's command?
(a) The rumor mill.
(b) She is a friend of the Prime Minister.
(c) Her husband is an admiral.
(d) Her father is Captain of another ship.

3. What does Maturin call tormina?
(a) Physcial cramping and anxiety.
(b) A headache band around the forehead.
(c) The inability to catch one's breath.
(d) A muscle cramp in the thigh.

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

5. What does Aubrey do with the ship as it sails towards Cape Town?
(a) Keeps her guns cleaned and unfired.
(b) Calls general quarters every three hours.
(c) Re-rigs the sails and re-stows the hold.
(d) Has the men re-paint her.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what is Clonfert well acquainted?

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

3. What will happen in Mauritius if the British military campaign is successful?

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

5. What imaginary line does Aubrey cross on his way to Mauritius?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where does Clonfert capture a fort and what happens then?

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

5. Where is the French fleet and other French ships? What does Aubrey's squadron do and who does Maturin meet on Rodriguez?

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

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

8. Where does the squadron go when it leaves Cape Town and what does Maturin do there?

9. What does Maturin do in Cape Town?

10. Who does Maturin meet up with accidentally and what does that person tell him?

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