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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Aubrey further slandered?
(a) Amanda Smith shows up in England and confronts Aubrey's wife.
(b) Amanda Smith writes and claims she is pregnant by him.
(c) Grant claims Aubrey did not sink Waakzaamheid, a Dutch ship-of-war, but a nondescript transport.
(d) Grant claims Aubrey collaborated with the Americans while in Boston.

2. Why does Minnie slow down?
(a) Her main said and topsail get twisted together.
(b) Her main sail is shredded from the cannon fire from the Ariel.
(c) She hits an underground reef.
(d) She runs aground a mud flat.

3. What is the relationship between Maturin and the commander at Grimsholm?
(a) They are brother-in-laws.
(b) They both wanted to marry the same woman many years ago.
(c) The commander is Maturin's Catalan godfather.
(d) They both serve in the intelligence corps.

4. What does Maturin hint to Aubrey at Aubrey's home?
(a) That Sophie may be pregnant again.
(b) That Maturin will help Aubrey financially.
(c) That Aubrey will soon be back in command on a vessel.
(d) That Aubrey should refuse all correspondence from Smith.

5. What does Maturin suggest?
(a) That Aubrey dress as a Dutch officer while sailing the Minnie.
(b) That Aubrey dress as a pirate when sailing the Minnie.
(c) That the Ariel pretend to chase the Minnie into the harbor at Grimsholm.
(d) That Jiegello assume command of the Minnie.

6. Why does Ariel intervene in the chase?
(a) Jason cannot close.
(b) Ariel is much larger than the Jason.
(c) Jason signals them to do so.
(d) Aubrey sees it as easy prize money.

7. What is the Minnie?
(a) A local transport known as a fast sailor.
(b) A small pirate vessel.
(c) A fishing vessel.
(d) A French packet.

8. What ill omen occurs during the planning of the mission?
(a) Aubrey's sword slips out of its scabbard when he hands it to Maturin.
(b) Aubrey drops and breaks the glass in which he offers a toast.
(c) Aubrey cannot find his map of the Grisholm area.
(d) Aubrey spills wine on the uniform Maturin is to don.

9. Who is the HMS Jason chasing?
(a) French ship-of-war Marsailles.
(b) No one.
(c) The French ship-of-war Lafayette.
(d) The French ship-of-war Médusae.

10. Why would Aubrey pretend to chase the Minnie?
(a) So Maturin could look as though he is not with the English.
(b) To enhance the impression that the Minnie is a friendly transport.
(c) To give his sailors some practice under hostile conditions.
(d) To distract the men in Grisholm.

11. How is Hyde as a sailor and officer?
(a) Overbearing.
(b) Lacks self confidence.
(c) Takes foolish chances.
(d) Reliable and uninmaginative.

12. What does the fortress garrison decide?
(a) To defect to the British cause.
(b) To let Maturin go but to stay loyal to the French.
(c) To hold Maturin hostage.
(d) To pretend friendship to lure the Ariel in close.

13. What does the Ariel do?
(a) Tries to sneak into the west end of the bay to find a way to take the fortress.
(b) Leads several transports of British troops into the harbor.
(c) Goes back to the English fleet to report of the failure to convince Grimsholm.
(d) Goes back to open sea to plan a rescue of Maturin.

14. Why does Hyde have to cut Jagiello's meat?
(a) Jagiello cut his hand rather badly.
(b) He breaks three fingers on his remaining hand.
(c) He is royalty and used to a valet.
(d) His dominant arm is missing.

15. What do Ariel and her transports manage to weather?
(a) A promontory.
(b) A rogue wave.
(c) High winds.
(d) A tsunami.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Maturin greet?

2. Who is Hyde?

3. Though Maturin's watch is less than desirable for navigating, what is it good for?

4. Who is Pelloworm?

5. What is Jagiello's most prominent feature?

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