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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What must Aubrey do to ensure an English victory?
(a) Have the first strike.
(b) Wait for the Cornélie to use up her powder.
(c) Stay a long range from the Cornélie.
(d) Get quite close to the Cornélie.

2. When must Aubrey reach his destination?
(a) Before daybreak.
(b) Within the first couple hours of darkness.
(c) By midnight.
(d) Before Cornélie enters the passage.

3. What does the Cornélie's captain realize?
(a) That the Nutmeg is not armed as well as the Cornélie.
(b) That his crew is not returning to the ship.
(c) That his sails are not in ready position.
(d) That the Nutmeg is disguised.

4. Where does Surprise head from Sweeting Island?
(a) The Mediterranean.
(b) England.
(c) New South Wales.
(d) Brest.

5. What information does the Captain of the Dutch ship provide?
(a) That a cyclone is brewing on their path.
(b) That a large pirate fleet is not far away.
(c) Information about the movements of the Cornélie.
(d) That the Cornélie was sunk by pirates that morning.

6. Why does Surprise head for Sweeting's Island?
(a) To get fruit to fight scurvy among the crew.
(b) To get hardwoods to repair the ship's railings.
(c) To get wood for a new mast.
(d) To go into dry dock to repair a hole in the beam.

7. What does the Cornélie do?
(a) Sinks.
(b) Strikes her colors.
(c) Blows up.
(d) Gets away.

8. What do they find when they enter the harbor?
(a) The Cornélie anchored in shallow water.
(b) No Cornélie.
(c) The Cornélie about to raise anchor.
(d) The Cornélie is already a burning wreckage.

9. Who is offered a command position?
(a) Miller.
(b) Oakes.
(c) Evans.
(d) Pullings.

10. Why are Maturin and Martin combing the island despite the illness?
(a) It is essential to get the crew some fruit.
(b) They are immune as they've had it before.
(c) They believe the pathogen has died out.
(d) They stay far enough away from the town.

11. What does Cornélie continue to do?
(a) Pump out much water.
(b) Run with all her sails.
(c) Fire cannons though the range is too far.
(d) Try to get close enough to cut across Nutmeg's bow.

12. What is the purpose of the modification?
(a) To add some heavy cannon.
(b) So Cornélie will try to treat with the "pirates."
(c) To allow the Nutmeg of Consolation to get close to Cornélie.
(d) So the ship will be able to sustain heavy cannon fire.

13. What does the crew want to name their new passengers?
(a) Charity and Hope.
(b) Thursday and Behemoth.
(c) Faith and Charity.
(d) Faith and Hope.

14. Where does the French captain plant to bring on water aboard?
(a) Pulag Ser.
(b) Deserate.
(c) Nil Desperandum.
(d) Nillium.

15. For whom does Aubrey host a dinner?
(a) The captains of the flotilla and captured French officers.
(b) Admiral Leighton and his staff.
(c) The Sultan of Imar.
(d) The Governor of Madagascar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aubrey share with Pullings?

2. What are Aubrey's intentions?

3. What does the captain of the Triton do?

4. What does Maturin think poverty may affect?

5. With whom does Aubrey share his thoughts?

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