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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. How does Aubrey work the crew?
(a) Fire fighting drills.
(b) Command structure and order training.
(c) Drilling in seamanship and gunnery.
(d) Physical training.

2. What does Abdul demand from Fox?
(a) An apology.
(b) That Fox have sex with him.
(c) He demands Fox stay on the ship.
(d) A present.

3. How do the midshipmen feel about their class on spherical trigonometry?
(a) They like it.
(b) They find it boring.
(c) They have no opinion.
(d) They think it's exciting.

4. How does Van Buren feel about the French?
(a) He hates them.
(b) He is married to one.
(c) He loves them.
(d) He is indifferent to them.

5. To what animal is Maturin compared?
(a) A lazy hippopotamus.
(b) A domesticated orangutan.
(c) A drunk monkey.
(d) A charging rhinoceros.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two bodies does Maturin bring to Van Buren?

2. What does Fox quote to Maturin one night?

3. Who greets the arrival of Fox enthusiastically at the beginning of Chapter 6?

4. Who does Maturin watch closely at the diner following the French presentation?

5. Who is the Sultan's cup-bearer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Fox's response to his situation and how does that affect Maturin?

2. Who is Van Buren and why does Maturin seek him out in Pulo Prabang?

3. Why can't Maturin collect specimens while on leave?

4. What kind of scandal do Aubrey and Maturin learn about that is occurring in England and how does Aubrey feel about it?

5. What surprises the English about the Sultan and their offer and what does Maturin think about the Sultan's behavior?

6. What kind of daily observations does Aubrey take and why does he take them?

7. Where does Maturin go on a leave and how did he get there?

8. What does Maturin bring to van Buren's house and what do the two men do?

9. What does Fox do to impress the Sultan? How does Aubrey prepare?

10. What island does Diane approach when the wind dies and she gets caught in a current?

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