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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. Who does Maturin spy one morning when he wakes up?
(a) A French privateer approaching the bay.
(b) What he thinks is an angel.
(c) A Dyak woman.
(d) A pirate.

2. What does Aubrey admire about the Captain of the Marines?
(a) His efficiency and devotion to duty.
(b) His ability at whist.
(c) His droll sense of humor.
(d) His physique.

3. How far do they figure they will have to sail to find assistance?
(a) About 200 miles.
(b) Almost to the European continent.
(c) About 60 miles to the East African coast.
(d) About 80 miles to India.

4. Who attacks the sailors?
(a) The French.
(b) No one.
(c) A tribe of warriors called Dyaks.
(d) Pirates.

5. What are his carpenters and seamen begun building?
(a) A schooner.
(b) Huts for shelter.
(c) A new hull to patch the ship.
(d) A way to haul the ship up off the ocean floor.

Short Answer Questions

1. To where does Kesegaran agree to carry a message?

2. What is critical after the attack?

3. How had Fox behaved?

4. What does Maturin spend his time and money doing?

5. What does the captain of the force who assaults Aubrey's camp wear?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Aubrey's plan concerning an engagement with the Cornélie?

2. When will the schooner be completed, and what will the men do once it is built?

3. Where does Li Po take the men and what important information Maturin gain along the on the trip?

4. Who are some of the main characters who are marooned?

5. Describe the fight between the Dyaks and the English sailors.

6. How does Maturin help the effort to catch the Cornélie?

7. What does Maturin say is wrong and what does he do?

8. What has Welby overdone in Aubrey's estimation, but why does Aubrey still admire the man?

9. How does Aubrey gain a vessel to replace the Diane?

10. What favor does Raffles' wife ask of Aubrey and what is his response?

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