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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 is the Ariel?
(a) The ship Aubrey assumes command of.
(b) The fortress where Maturin will hold his meeting.
(c) The ship that Maturin captures as a pirate vessel.
(d) The ship that brings Amanda Smith to England.

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

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

4. What do Maturin and Jagiello do one foggy morning?
(a) Practice their swordplay.
(b) Go aloft.
(c) Jump overboard to save someone who fell off the flying bridge.
(d) Practice hand-to-hand combat.

5. Why does Aubrey get struck with a piece of hard meat?
(a) Hyde is clumsy at cutting food.
(b) Jagiello gets frustrated trying to cut his meat with his remaining hand and slams his fork down and sends the meat flying into Aubrey.
(c) Aurbrey walks in the kitchen to get tea when the cook is tossing the meat across the room to a bin.
(d) A sailor gets angry and throws it at another sailor but misses and it hits Aubrey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Hyde have to cut Jagiello's meat?

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

3. What does Aubrey feel a few hours later?

4. For what does Aubrey use Maturin's hack watch?

5. How is the crew of the Ariel?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the emergency to which Aubrey awakens?

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

4. What does Aubrey give a technical discussion of and how does he replace the broken chronometer?

5. How does the Minnie complete her mission?

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

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

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

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

10. Describe the guest Swedish officer, Jagiello, who is onboard the Ariel.

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