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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is strange about the bay at Sweeting's Island?
(a) The waves are breaking differently than usual.
(b) There are no birds around.
(c) It is phosphorescent.
(d) It is too quiet.

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

3. What will Aubrey do in the Passage?
(a) Find Admiral Leighton's fleet.
(b) Set out net mines.
(c) Turn into a hidden area.
(d) Disguise his vessel once again.

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

5. What is one attribute of the guests at a dinner party Maturin attends?
(a) They have no table manners.
(b) They are mostly anti-Irish.
(c) They drink huge quantities of alcohol.
(d) They are rude.

6. What does Aubrey contemplate as they near the place they expect to encounter the French?
(a) Whether he is within international waters.
(b) If the cannons were the best choice.
(c) If the carronades were the best choice.
(d) The impending combat.

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

8. What does Aubrey share with Pullings?
(a) His misgivings about the Nutmeg Consolation.
(b) His misgivings about Oakes and Miller.
(c) His belief that Pullings should have his own command.
(d) His ideas about the upcoming battle.

9. What happens to Maturin when the coca leaves are all gone?
(a) He is relieved.
(b) He suffers withdrawal.
(c) He decides to brew some gin.
(d) He has no means of medicating crew injuries and he's mad.

10. Why does the Nutmeg of Consolation sail poorly?
(a) Because the winds are coming out of the northwest.
(b) Because the topmast stay is broken.
(c) Because the jib boom is too warped.
(d) In order to give Cornélie the ability to keep up.

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

12. When will the ambush take place?
(a) Early the next morning.
(b) Aubrey has decided to make a run for England and forget the ambush.
(c) It cannot because he will not get there in time.
(d) In the middle of that night.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aubrey hope the Captain on the Cornélie will believe?

2. What are Aubrey's intentions?

3. Upon what sort of variables is Aubrey's plan contingent?

4. What is the advantage of the French armament?

5. Why does Aubrey turn tail and run?

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