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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 did Aubrey and Fox feel towards each other?
(a) Restrained dislike.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Friendly.
(d) Enthusiastic respect.

2. What does the delegation find out about the French at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) They don't find out anything about the French.
(b) The French decided not to send a delegation.
(c) The French have already arrived in Pulo Prabang.
(d) The French's delegation ship sank.

3. Why did Fox see much of Maturin?
(a) He liked Maturin.
(b) He was a hypochondriac.
(c) He was interested in medicine.
(d) He was an amateur naturalist.

4. At what function does the British delegation act in grossly flattering ways?
(a) An elaborate dinner party.
(b) A midnight ball.
(c) The Sultan's birthday celebration.
(d) The presentation of the Sultan's new son.

5. Why does Maturin purchase rare types of soil?
(a) To make the cannon discharges colorful.
(b) To make a sand painting for the Sultan.
(c) To mix with herbs for medicines.
(d) To sprinkle on the gangplank for color.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Fox decide to give a tour of Diane to the Sultan?

2. For what is Van Buren widely esteemed?

3. Why does Aubrey hold classes in seamanship and navigation for the midshipmen aboard?

4. How many guns does Diane have?

5. What is the crew like on the Diane?

Short Essay Questions

1. What class do the midshipmen find boring and what do they do about it?

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

3. How does the crew work on the Diane and what does Aubrey do with them?

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

5. How is Abjul executed?

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

7. What does Aubrey do with the midshipmen when he allows prostitutes aboard Diane and what do those midshipmen do?

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

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

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

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