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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is held after meeting up with the fleet?
(a) A celebration for the capture of the USS Constitution.
(b) A celebration for the end of the War of 1812.
(c) A fest held for the native Gibraltons.
(d) More political discussions and planning sessions.

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

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

4. Why is celestial navigation out of the question?
(a) They do not have a sextant.
(b) Their navigator died while at Grimsholm.
(c) The charts for extrapolation were lost overboard in the last fight.
(d) Overcast skies.

5. Where do the transports loaded with Catalan troops go?
(a) To the coastal waters off Brazil.
(b) To France.
(c) Back to Samaurez' fleet.
(d) To England to wait out the war.

6. Who sends Aubrey in the right direction to find a vessel to capture?
(a) Maturin.
(b) Jiegello.
(c) Samaurez.
(d) Dalgliesh.

7. What does Pellworm say about the voyage?
(a) That they should pull into a quiety bay and wait for a few days.
(b) That they should go forward as fast as possible.
(c) That they should turn back.
(d) That it is doomed.

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

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

10. What does Aubrey feel a few hours later?
(a) A premonition of disaster.
(b) That they are missing something in their planning.
(c) Ill as if he were poisoned.
(d) He has a massive headache.

11. What do the Ariel and Humbug do cooperatively?
(a) Repairs the hole in Minnie's hull from the underground reef.
(b) Capture the Minnie and straigten out her sails.
(c) Install a new mail sail on the Minnie.
(d) Heave the Minnie off the mud flat.

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

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

14. How does Blaine brief Maturin about the meeting with the commander of Grimsholm?
(a) He has Maturin read the intelligence Blaine has received.
(b) He does not brief Maturin at all.
(c) Blaine briefs Maturin rather extensively.
(d) Just a few observations.

15. What does Aubrey call the view from the crow's nest?
(a) Blink out.
(b) God's blink.
(c) God's eye.
(d) Day blink.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the crew of the Ariel?

2. What does Aubrey discuss with Maturin at this point in the book?

3. From what does Hyde suffer?

4. What moves into the area?

5. What happens when the Minnie is chased as planned?

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