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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How much information does the Englishman have on the ship Aubrey wants to capture?
(a) He has detailed information on the crew and the armaments.
(b) He does not know much about it.
(c) He knows some of the crew members but nothing about the ship itself.
(d) He only knows the general location.

4. Why do most of the local men desire autonomy from Spain?
(a) The high tariff Spain charges on exported goods.
(b) Their hatred of slavery.
(c) The high taxes Spain collects.
(d) They like the thought of being in control of their own government.

5. At what port does Surprise and her prizes stop in Chapter 6?
(a) Calllao.
(b) San Paulos.
(c) Los Hagesles.
(d) Lima.

6. What does Maturin want from the local people with whom he speaks?
(a) To favor a rebellion.
(b) To sell him a coca farm.
(c) To help him find his mother.
(d) To find him a good supply of poppy seeds.

7. What does Maturin do when when Martin comes to sick call?
(a) Sends him to the galley for food.
(b) Puts him to bed.
(c) Ignores him.
(d) Has him arrested.

8. Who is Maturin's guide?
(a) Panda.
(b) No one.
(c) Auxley.
(d) Eduardo.

9. What do Maturin and Gayongos discuss?
(a) Who needs to be assassinated.
(b) Where the best farms are located.
(c) A wide variety of options.
(d) Which letters should be sent out.

10. Who is the Englishman serving aboard the ship from question #91?
(a) Bradley Cunningham.
(b) Edward Shelton.
(c) Robert Petton.
(d) Thomas Neville.

11. Where does Maturin go when he ascends into the Andes the first time?
(a) The home of a powerful landowner.
(b) A convent.
(c) A Benedictine Monastery.
(d) A coca farm.

12. What does Aubrey catch sight of while looking for a prize?
(a) A Spanish galleon.
(b) An American battleship.
(c) A French pirate.
(d) An American whaler.

13. How does Maturin travel for three days?
(a) In a travois dragged by alpacas.
(b) On llama back.
(c) In a Peruvian chair.
(d) On the back of a yak.

14. What is the ship (s) like that are nearby?
(a) Large and dangerous.
(b) Mostly second class.
(c) Mostly merchant ships.
(d) Small communication ships.

15. What is Maturin doing in the Andes?
(a) Visiting the Abbess of the convent.
(b) Buying coca leaves.
(c) Visiting a friend at the monastery.
(d) Meeting with the local rebellion leaders.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who hails Pullings?

2. What nationality is Eduardo?

3. How does Maturin feel about the possible success of the rebellion?

4. What happens to Aubrey during the taking of the prize ship?

5. What is not going to take place?

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