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

2. What does Aubrey use his station of commodore to do?
(a) To fire Corbett.
(b) To request Bonden and Killick, his personal coxswain and steward, be reassigned to his crew.
(c) To order fine wines.
(d) To have his wife on board.

3. How does Aubrey respond to Bertie's orders?
(a) Aubrey is fearful.
(b) Aubrey is puzzled.
(c) Aubrey is very displeased.
(d) Aubrey is very pleased.

4. Who arrives with Aubrey's orders?
(a) A telegram carrier.
(b) A young sailor.
(c) A pigeon.
(d) An official Admiralty messenger.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aubrey have the squadron do continually?

2. What French frigate does Aubrey capture near La Reunion?

3. What kind of Captain is Corbett known to be?

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

5. What kind of relationship develops between Aubrey and Colonel Keating?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the men see during the voyage on Clonfert's ship and what does McAdams call it?

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

3. What is the final conversation between Maturin and McAdam about, what worries Maturin and what does McAdam say?

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

5. What does most of the squadron do after the first success at La Reunion?

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

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

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

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

10. What do Maturin and McAdam do at Cape Town?

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