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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. Why would Grisholm give the Minnie docking privileges?
(a) Because the Minnie is known to be friendly to the French.
(b) Because the owner of the Minnie is in Grisholm at the moment.
(c) Because the Minnie is bringing supplies to Grisholm
(d) Because the Minnie is bringing the new relief commander to Grisholm.

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

3. From what does Hyde suffer?
(a) Severe headaches.
(b) Opium addiction.
(c) Grief for his wife who died recently.
(d) He transposes words as he speaks.

4. Who does Maturin greet?
(a) His godfather's son.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His godfather's daughter.
(d) His godfather.

5. What does Aubrey offer during the planning of the mission?
(a) His own sword for Maturin to use as part of his "uniform."
(b) Advice on how Maturin should dress when approaching Grisholm.
(c) A toast to success.
(d) Knowledge about a back way into Grisholm from a sea cave.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Maturin and Jagiello do one foggy morning?

2. How is Hyde as a sailor and officer?

3. Why does Minnie slow down?

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

5. What does the Ariel do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Briefly describe the Ariel, the ship of which Aubrey assumes command.

2. At what does Maturin hint when Aubrey expresses his desire to be at sea?

3. Describe the Grimsholm fortress.

4. Describe the chase scene when the Ariel goes after the Minnie.

5. What does Ariel do after leaving Grisholm?

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

7. What does Maturin suggest the Ariel do to convince the lookouts at Grimsholm that the Minnie is a friendly vessel?

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

9. Why is Hyde cutting Jagiello's meat and what happens at dinner one evening when Hyde does so?

10. How does the Minnie complete her mission?

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