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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 Aubrey's personal new orders?
(a) There are no personal orders for Aubrey.
(b) He must return to England and see the Queen.
(c) To take command of Diane.
(d) He is to take over the Leopard.

2. What is the conversation mostly about during dinner ashore before the Surprise leaves?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Banking.
(c) Women and children.
(d) Hunting.

3. What kind of sanctuary does Maturin know about at Kumai?
(a) A Catholic one.
(b) A bird sanctuary.
(c) A Hindu one.
(d) A Buddhist one.

4. Where is Surprise bound?
(a) South America.
(b) America.
(c) Africa.
(d) New Zealand.

5. What does Edward Fox ask Aubrey about in Chapter 4?
(a) Naval honors an envoy might expect.
(b) Whether Aubrey has ever transported a delegation.
(c) How long it will take to be ready to leave.
(d) If the ship Diane is a good vessel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of experience does the crew on the Surprise have?

2. Over what does Maturin quibble at the dinner?

3. After Surprise completes its turn around the land in question #38 where does it sail?

4. What kind of orders does Sir Joseph have for the Surprise?

5. What position does Blyth hold on the Diane?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the captain of the Diane feel about being replaced and on what day does Aubrey take command?

2. What does Maturin think about Batavia and what is his hope?

3. What ship is Aubrey in command of at the beginning of the book?

4. What happens to Standish on the journey to Corunna?

5. Who reinstates Aubrey and under what conditions?

6. What happens to the Surprise with Aubrey's new orders and what do Pullings and Aubrey arrange?

7. How is the ship's last addition to the crew handling the voyage and how does Aubrey feel about it?

8. What does Maturin think about doing about the ship they saw and what does he decide?

9. What is Aubrey and Pullings' relationship and how are they similar?

10. What does Standish ask for at Lisbon and how does Aubrey respond?

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