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

2. Whose nests does Maturin find?
(a) Terns.
(b) Robins.
(c) Swifts.
(d) Sea Eagles.

3. About what does Maturin discuss with Aubrey?
(a) If the French privateer is likely to return.
(b) Whether the men should split into several camps for security.
(c) When the HMS Justice will start missing them.
(d) Whether his message is actually delivered by Kesegaran.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For what purpose are the bribes?

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

3. What are his carpenters and seamen begun building?

4. Why do the sailors find Kesegaran interesting?

5. Who does Aubrey's ship transport?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is William Grimshaw and how does he help provide comic relief on board?

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

4. Who does the Nutmeg of Consolation encounter and what do they learn?

5. How does Aubrey choose to arm his vessel and what is the advantage and disadvantage of doing so?

6. How do Maturin and Martin renew their acquaintance and what is Aubrey's response?

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

8. How does the dinner for officers fare that Aubrey hosts?

9. Compare the armament of the Cornélie with that of the HMS Nutmeg of Consolation.

10. Where does Maturin find Padeen Colman and what does Maturin do?

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