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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 the Ariel do?
(a) Leads several transports of British troops into the harbor.
(b) Tries to sneak into the west end of the bay to find a way to take the fortress.
(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.

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

3. What does Maturin try to teach Jagiello?
(a) How to overcome his bad looks.
(b) About life at sea.
(c) Nothing; Jagiello is just a character in a book.
(d) How to use a prothesis that Maturin makes for him.

4. 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.

5. What is Jagiello supposed to be doing?
(a) Teaching Dalgliesh how to sail around the reefs near Gibraltar.
(b) Pretending to be someone he is not.
(c) Infiltrating the Barbary Coast group.
(d) Advising and observing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who joins Aubrey in chasing the Minnie?

2. How does Blaine brief Maturin about the meeting with the commander of Grimsholm?

3. Why does Aubrey get struck with a piece of hard meat?

4. What happens as Aubrey is trying to get the Ariel away from The Thatcher?

5. What does Maturin think the meeting with the commander of Grimsholm will require?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to several of the French officers aboard the Minnie?

2. What happens after the Ariel sails through the narrow Baltic entrance?

3. What is the result of the meeting between Maturin and his Godfather?

4. What is the emergency to which Aubrey awakens?

5. How does the Minnie complete her mission?

6. Describe the actions that lead to the wreck of the Ariel.

7. How does Lieutenant Grant slander Aubrey's name even further?

8. What transpires in the meeting between Sir Joseph Blaine and Maturin?

9. What are a couple ill omens that Aubrey experiences that gives him the jitters?

10. What does Ariel do after leaving Grisholm?

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