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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. In what country does Port Jackson lie?
(a) The Ottoman Empire.
(b) Australia.
(c) New Zealand.
(d) Mozambique.

2. What British interests or laws are being threatened?
(a) The slave trade act of 1807.
(b) The monopoly on coffee.
(c) The rum import tariff.
(d) Fur-trading.

3. Who is Tom Pullings?
(a) The second mate.
(b) The botswain's mate.
(c) The cook.
(d) The first mate.

4. What vessel are Aubrey and Maturin sailing?
(a) Shannon.
(b) Leopold.
(c) Surprise.
(d) Java.

5. Who is pursuing the Surprise?
(a) A British cutter.
(b) A French man-of-war.
(c) An American man-of-war.
(d) An American privateer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Surprise cross at the opening to Chapter 3?

2. In what is the crew of the Surprise to intervene?

3. Where is Clarissa Oakes?

4. What positions do Davidge and West hold on the Surprise?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bonden report and what is Aubrey's decision?

2. Who are the rowers of the Trulove boat that is sent over to Surprise and what does Aubrey learn from them?

3. How is Clarissa dressed for the ceremony and who performs the ceremony to marry Oakes and Clarissa?

4. What does Aubrey discover when he and Pullings are below and what is Aubrey's response?

5. What strategy do Maturin and Aubrey agree upon despite what misgivings?

6. What and how does Aubrey learn about Moahu?

7. Why do Sarah and Emily become upset and how is the problem solved?

8. What do Maturin and Clarissa go ashore to do, but what do they end up doing?

9. Describe Stephan Maturin.

10. What does Clarissa tell Maturin about which he is excited and what does he do?

(see the answer keys)

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