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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. What does Maturin spend his time and money doing?
(a) Learning how to play cricket.
(b) Various machinations to deny the French resupply at various ports.
(c) Putting in medical supplies.
(d) Buying specimen jars and preservatives.

2. To whom does the Chinese junk have to pay tribute?
(a) The Dutch.
(b) No one.
(c) The French.
(d) Pirates.

3. Who does Aubrey's ship transport?
(a) Sir Edumund Hexley.
(b) John Duncan.
(c) Sir Joseph Wexler.
(d) Edward Fox.

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

5. Who will depart about the Cornélie?
(a) Lafayette.
(b) The French delegation to Pulo Prabang.
(c) Martin and Maturin.
(d) Pullings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is inspecting the articles in the camp?

2. To whom does Maturin deliver the treaty?

3. Where are the nests?

4. What is the effect of the aftermath of the attack?

5. What does Maturin play up?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Aubrey convey to Pulo Prabang and why?

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

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

4. What are Maturin and Martin spending much time doing?

5. What does the landing crew find on Sweeting's Island?

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

7. Why is Surprise spending so much time in port?

8. How do the English lose hope even though they repulsed the Dyak attack?

9. How does Maturin find himself in a duel and what is the crew's response?

10. What does Cornélie do in response to the Nutmeg of Consolation fleeing the harbour?

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