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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What Dutch ship does the Nutmeg of Consolation encounter?
(a) Araetjeer.
(b) Reetjik.
(c) Roetgen.
(d) Alkmaar.

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

6. 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.

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

8. What does Aubrey hope the Captain on the Cornélie will believe?
(a) That the Nutmeg of Consolation is a Dutch merchant vessel.
(b) That the Nutmeg is there to resupply the Cornélie.
(c) That there are more French in the area.
(d) That the Nutmeg is unarmed.

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

10. What do the girls adopt as pets?
(a) Two seagulls.
(b) Rats.
(c) The ship cats.
(d) An albatross with a broken wing and its baby.

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

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

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

14. To where are Triton and the American prizes being escorted?
(a) A court of condemnation.
(b) Pula Batang.
(c) Brest.
(d) London.

15. How does Aubrey modify the Nutmeg of Consolation?
(a) To make it look sloppy and unkempt.
(b) He makes it appear to be a pirate vessel.
(c) He increases its fire power.
(d) He makes it able to float even if several compartments below deck are filled.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maturin think poverty may affect?

2. What temporarily prevents the Nutmeg of Consolation from steering?

3. Who is offered a command position?

4. What is the Triton?

5. What does the crew think is rather odd?

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