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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 Fox quote to Maturin one night?
(a) The lines of the treaty.
(b) A line of poetry.
(c) The Bible.
(d) Ship's regulations.

2. What is the primary reason Maturin contacts Van Buren?
(a) To see his circulatory charts.
(b) To enlist him on the side of the English delegation.
(c) To ask him about brain surgery.
(d) To meet his wife.

3. Why is the Inaccessible Island given that name?
(a) The bogs along the shore.
(b) The type of people who live there.
(c) The huge coral reef that surrounds it.
(d) The sheer cliffs that rise out of the water.

4. How is Abdul executed?
(a) Peppering.
(b) Hanging.
(c) Quartered with horses.
(d) Shot by firing squad.

5. Where does Diane head after leaving Pulo Prabang?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Spain.
(c) South Africa.
(d) Batavia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has caused the riot in Pulo Prabang that is happening when Maturin returns from the monastery?

2. What does Aubrey do daily concerning the ocean's waters?

3. How does Fox act towards Maturin after the affair in question #154?

4. What was the sailing weather like for the Diane on her way to Pulo Prabang?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe, briefly, the Diane.

3. What kind and number of midshipmen does the Diane have and how does Aubrey handle them?

4. How does van Buren assist Maturin?

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

6. What does Fox believe and what does he do about the French delegation?

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

8. How is Abjul executed?

9. What does Maturin enjoy at the locale where he spends his leave time?

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

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