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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 the crew of the Diane feel about Maturin staying ashore in a bawdy-house?
(a) Angry.
(b) Amused.
(c) Chagrined.
(d) Jealous.

2. What type of port, politically, is Pulo Prabang?
(a) Neutral but loosely associated with Egypt.
(b) Neutral.
(c) Aligned with Russia.
(d) Aligned with South America.

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

4. Where is the Buddhist monastery Maturin visits?
(a) Napoli.
(b) Yupalo.
(c) Lapai.
(d) Kumai.

5. What type of network does Van Buren have?
(a) He just moved there and knows no one.
(b) He knows a few people.
(c) Extensive number of contacts.
(d) He only knows people in science.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men short is the crew of a full complement?

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

3. What kind of arrangements does Maturin make regarding Pulo Prabang?

4. For what is Van Buren widely esteemed?

5. At what function does the British delegation act in grossly flattering ways?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What kind of news about the French delegation does Raffles tell Aubrey?

5. How is Abjul executed?

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

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

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

9. Describe, briefly, the Diane.

10. What has caused the political riots occurring in Pulo Prabang when Maturin returns on leave?

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