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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What temporarily prevents the Nutmeg of Consolation from steering?
(a) The pinion arm breaks.
(b) The sea anchor accidentally deploys.
(c) A lodged cannonball between the rudder post and stern.
(d) The rudder post breaks off.

2. To where does Aubrey and Maturin remove?
(a) Surprise.
(b) To Triton.
(c) They go ashore in Manalay.
(d) To HMS Shannon.

3. What does Cornélie do in response to Nutmeg's heading out to sea?
(a) Shoots a couple rounds after them but declines to pursue.
(b) It can't do anything as it is replacing its main mast.
(c) Gathers her boats and men and hoists anchor for pursuit.
(d) It relies upon the man-o-war to give chase.

4. What does Aubrey do immediately upon resuming his old command?
(a) Has a tour and inspection.
(b) Writes his wife.
(c) Promotes Oakes.
(d) Writes the Admiralty.

5. What does the captain of the Triton do?
(a) Makes the dinner party disagreeable.
(b) Refuses to stay for dinner.
(c) Throws wine in Maturin's face.
(d) Throws wine in Aubrey's face.

6. How do Maturin and Martin find two young girls?
(a) When they are trying to grab some Swifts' nests.
(b) The girls are in a fruit tree.
(c) When looking through the village.
(d) While searching for fruit.

7. Who is Lieutenant Jean-Pierrre Dumesnil?
(a) An acquaintance of Aubrey's.
(b) The commander of the Triton.
(c) The commander of the French man-o-war.
(d) A double agent and friend of Maturin.

8. What type of armament does the Cornélie possess?
(a) Light cannon.
(b) Carronades.
(c) A mixture of heavy, medium and light cannon.
(d) Heavy cannon.

9. What does Maturin diagnose?
(a) Malaria.
(b) Bubonic plague.
(c) Smallpox.
(d) Dengue fever.

10. With whom does Aubrey share his thoughts?
(a) Miller.
(b) Killick.
(c) Oakes.
(d) Maturin.

11. Who fixes the problem with the Nutmeg Consolation's sailing problem?
(a) Aubrey and Richardson.
(b) Oakes.
(c) Pullings.
(d) Miller.

12. Who exchanges gunfire with Cornélie?
(a) Triton.
(b) Shannon.
(c) Nutmeg.
(d) Surprise.

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

14. Why is the captain of the Triton offended?
(a) By the protocal required at the dinner.
(b) Because Aubrey pronounces his name incorrectly.
(c) By the Cornélie's captain.
(d) Because Maturin ignores him.

15. 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 go into dry dock to repair a hole in the beam.
(d) To get wood for a new mast.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Maturin find the guests at a dinner party?

2. What does the Cornélie's captain realize?

3. What does Aubrey think of the Surprise?

4. How do the girls adapt to ship life?

5. What does the Cornélie do?

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