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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does Aubrey give his word that there are no stowaways on board?
(a) The navy admiral stationed in Port Jackson.
(b) The military police.
(c) The governor.
(d) The sheriff.

2. What vessel is closing on Surprise?
(a) The HMS Éclair.
(b) The HMS Shamrock.
(c) The HMS Leopard.
(d) The HMS Java.

3. How does Aubrey react to his discovery?
(a) Indignant.
(b) Confused.
(c) Nonplussed.
(d) Angry.

4. Who does Aubrey send out to scout?
(a) Maturin.
(b) Pullings.
(c) Bonden.
(d) Oakes.

5. What color is the bolt of silk which Aubrey has?
(a) Scarlet.
(b) Pale blue.
(c) Yellow.
(d) White.

6. What does Maturin start having about Clarissa?
(a) Misgivings.
(b) Premonitions.
(c) Concerns about her health.
(d) Erotic dreams.

7. What island does Maturin hope to visit?
(a) Wahila.
(b) Borneo.
(c) Fuji.
(d) Tahiti.

8. Where has one of the patients that Maturin is examining been?
(a) Tibet.
(b) China.
(c) India.
(d) Norfolk Island.

9. Who insults Maturin one evening?
(a) Pullings.
(b) Clarissa.
(c) Davidge.
(d) Aubrey.

10. Where is the Surprise ordered?
(a) To Moahu.
(b) To some islands off Cape Horn.
(c) To the West Indies.
(d) To the Mediterrean.

11. What class is the vessel?
(a) A canonner.
(b) A man-of-war.
(c) A first-rate Frigate.
(d) A hoy.

12. What is threatening British interests in the area where they are headed?
(a) American influence.
(b) German influence.
(c) Dutch influence.
(d) French influence.

13. For what does the Surprise ready?
(a) An encounter with a French war brig.
(b) An encounter with the 2nd Naval Fleet under Admiral Leighton.
(c) An encounter with a hurricane.
(d) Its first at-sea inspection by the captain.

14. What does Aubrey anticipate when he goes back to England?
(a) Finding that his investments have soared.
(b) Learning if his father, who was critically ill, has died.
(c) The birth of his first son.
(d) Posting on a much larger vessel than the one he is currently on.

15. What will happen if Oakes marries Clarissa?
(a) He will have to leave her at the first port call where there are English.
(b) There will be professional repercussions for Oakes.
(c) He will have to resign his commission.
(d) He will be a bigamist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What angers Aubrey about Padeen Coleman?

2. What does Maturin hope to do some day?

3. What British interests or laws are being threatened?

4. To what does the man admit?

5. Why can they not visit the island that Maturin had hoped to see?

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