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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes Pullings pay closer attention to some men in a small boat?
(a) Hearing English profanity.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Seeing a woman among them.
(d) Hearing a friend's name being called.

2. Why is the American from question #94 not guilty of treason?
(a) He joined the crew before the outbreak of war.
(b) He owns the ship.
(c) He has been rejected by the British military.
(d) He has dual citizenship.

3. What is Gayongos entrusted with by the British Naval Intelligence?
(a) Funds and information.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Assassination assignments.
(d) Letters to various country leaders.

4. Why has Aubrey arrived?
(a) To take command of the Noventa.
(b) To assume port duty officer.
(c) To warn Maturin.
(d) It was the closest place to where his ship sank.

5. What kind of news does the Englishman give Aubrey?
(a) The Spanish western Amanda is close.
(b) The Spanish have four battleships in a blockade of Peru.
(c) There is an American privateer nearby.
(d) There is a French privateer nearby.

6. What is not going to take place?
(a) Refitting.
(b) Negotiations.
(c) Recruiting.
(d) The rebellion.

7. What is the end result for Maturin at the meeting?
(a) He gets the parties to agree to meet in a week.
(b) His life is in danger.
(c) He has to swear to take Peruvian citizenship.
(d) He finally talks all the parties into rebellion.

8. What is Maturin told about Vidal and Dutrourd?
(a) That Vidal is angry at Duroud.
(b) That Vidal plans to jump ship with Dutourd.
(c) That Vidal and Dutourd are no longer friends.
(d) That Vidal is becoming very attached to Dutroud.

9. What did Vidal get while Aubrey was convalescing which made him a problem later?
(a) Friendly relationships with many of the crew.
(b) The idea of mutiny.
(c) An unusual degree of authority and latitude.
(d) Several pistols and ammunition.

10. What happens to Surprise and Franklin as they search for their next prize ship?
(a) Nothing happens to them.
(b) They run into each other.
(c) They are separated.
(d) They ram the prize ship accidentally.

11. How does General Hurtado feel about independence?
(a) He is indifferent to it.
(b) He is uncertain about it.
(c) He is totally against it.
(d) He is in favor of it.

12. In what condition is Martin when Maturin checks on him later?
(a) He is breathing very quickly.
(b) Feeling better.
(c) Dead.
(d) Almost comatose.

13. What does Maturin do while Surprise and Franklin are in port?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Collects bird specimens.
(c) Goes ashore.
(d) Nurses the injured men.

14. Who hails Pullings?
(a) His brother-in-law.
(b) Aubrey.
(c) A boat of apparently drunken men.
(d) His first mate.

15. Who is Sam Panda?
(a) A tribal shaman.
(b) Aubrey's illegitimate son.
(c) The second mate on the Surprise.
(d) A local guide.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who will be out of town during the proposed uprising?

2. What happens to Martin when the Surprise comes into port?

3. What does Pullings do when he encounters the next prize ship?

4. What does Castro declare as to his intentions concerning the rebellion?

5. What does Pullings feel offended?

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