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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is considered a wanted fugitive?
(a) Pullings.
(b) Aubrey.
(c) Maturin.
(d) Panda.

2. How long has Aubrey been out on the open waters in a small boat?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) Almost a month.

3. What does Maturin request of Aubrey in port?
(a) That Aubrey come with him.
(b) That Aubrey take Surprise out of the harbor.
(c) That Maturin be left for exactly three days.
(d) That Dutourd not be allowed off the ship.

4. What type of work does Sam Panda do?
(a) He is a carpenter.
(b) He is a priest.
(c) He is a fisherman.
(d) He is a politician.

5. To whom does Maturin write about his plans for his mission?
(a) Admiral Pushing.
(b) Sir Richard Haverty.
(c) Admiral Runkstine.
(d) Sir Joseph Blaine.

6. How does Aubrey and the other men look?
(a) No different than usual.
(b) Emaciated.
(c) Good.
(d) Hearty.

7. What does Pullings do when he encounters the next prize ship?
(a) Sets the ship on fire.
(b) Engages in a vicious boarding action.
(c) Waits for Surprise.
(d) Rams the ship in the bow.

8. What is getting in the way of Aubrey's plans on the Franklin?
(a) Vidal is not on board the vessel.
(b) His head injury.
(c) A large storm area.
(d) A vandal who has wrecked all the boats.

9. What type of cargo is the ship in question #91 carrying?
(a) Gold doubloons.
(b) Silk cloth.
(c) Cannon ammunition.
(d) Whale oil.

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

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

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

13. What interest does Eduardo share with Maturin?
(a) Natural history and philosophy.
(b) Military intelligence.
(c) Political manipulation.
(d) Coca leaves.

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has Maturin gone?

2. How does General Hurtado feel about independence?

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

4. Who is Maturin's guide?

5. What is one of the possibly permanent problems Martin has physically?

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