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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the landing party find?
(a) A pirate's nest.
(b) Hundreds of native corpses.
(c) No one.
(d) Only about forty natives.

2. Why does Aubrey turn tail and run?
(a) His bluff has failed.
(b) He learns that the Cornélie has more guns than he was told.
(c) He learns the gunpowder on his ship is wet.
(d) He sees a French man-o-war in port also.

3. What are Aubrey's intentions?
(a) To find a place to hide out until Cornélie gives up.
(b) To encourage pursuit.
(c) He has not yet decided.
(d) To run ahead of the wind as fast as possible.

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

5. Who fixes the problem with the Nutmeg Consolation's sailing problem?
(a) Pullings.
(b) Aubrey and Richardson.
(c) Oakes.
(d) Miller.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maturin think poverty may affect?

2. What does the Cornélie's captain realize?

3. About what does Maturin brood?

4. What happens to Cornélie as the ships exchange gun fire?

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

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