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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About what does Aubrey fume?
(a) That Clarissa seems to be intent on seducing Aubrey.
(b) The poor showing of his officers.
(c) That the French have been patrolling heavily on their route.
(d) The time it's taking to get to their next assignment.

2. Who drinks himself under the table?
(a) The first mate.
(b) Midshipman Reade.
(c) Maturin.
(d) Aubrey.

3. Who are Wray and Ledward?
(a) Two treasonous government officials.
(b) The name of the House of Commons sponsors of a bill to legalize prostitution.
(c) The name of the solicitor's firm that Clarissa uses.
(d) Two brothers who often come to where Clarissa works.

4. What does Aubrey learn about Moahu from a local sailor?
(a) Much information.
(b) It has armed its people.
(c) It is friendly to the French.
(d) It is rampant with malaria.

5. To what is Clarissa's sentence of death commuted?
(a) Twenty years.
(b) Life in prison.
(c) Transportation.
(d) A pardon when her innocence is proven.

6. How has Clarissa modified her wedding dress?
(a) She has made it a bit more of a bold cut.
(b) She has made it larger to fit her growing stomach.
(c) Into an evening gown.
(d) She does not change anything since it's her wedding feast.

7. Where does Clarissa meet William Oakes?
(a) She meets him at her trial.
(b) At the place where she worked before transport to Australia.
(c) At a penal colony near Port Jackson.
(d) She knew him as Edward's friend.

8. What is Clarissa's position when she first begins working?
(a) Prostitute.
(b) Maid.
(c) Bookkeeper.
(d) Cook.

9. How does Aubrey continue to spend his time?
(a) In teaching more intricate sea manuevers.
(b) In sorting through his voluminous estate papers.
(c) In playing whist and bridge with Maturin.
(d) In re-designing the rigging.

10. Upon whose behalf do Maturin and Aubrey think they must intervene?
(a) Puolani.
(b) Kalahua.
(c) Dutourd.
(d) Maliwau.

11. Why is Surprise put into tip-top shape?
(a) For a celebration.
(b) For hosting a conference of several British ship commanders.
(c) For arrival at their next port.
(d) For an inspection by the admiral of the 3rd fleet.

12. What does Reade do?
(a) Falls off the flying bridge.
(b) Falls off the topsail rigging.
(c) Falls and lands on a marlinspike.
(d) Falls overboard.

13. To what does Clarissa give rapt attention?
(a) Puolani.
(b) Everything going on on the island.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Davidge.

14. How does narration characterize the wedding dinner?
(a) An evening of alternating rancor and delight.
(b) Not a complete catastrophe.
(c) A wonderfully entertaining evening.
(d) An absolute catastrophe.

15. Who does not appear at breakfast for several days?
(a) Pullings.
(b) Clarissa.
(c) Oakes.
(d) Aubrey.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Aubrey try to solve the problem some of the officers are having?

2. Who are two people Maturin and Clarissa talk about?

3. What is the name of the good harbor on Moahu?

4. What do Oakes, West and Davidge demonstrate?

5. How is Dutourd characterized?

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