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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What condition seems to be covering Martin's skin?
(a) Boils.
(b) Measles.
(c) Salt lesions.
(d) Small pox.

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

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

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

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

6. What is one of the possibly permanent problems Martin has physically?
(a) Weak left hand.
(b) Vertigo.
(c) Muscle spasms.
(d) None.

7. What flag does Franklin fly when approaching the ship from question #91?
(a) American.
(b) British.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Peruvian.

8. What does Aubrey decide to do from the Franklin?
(a) Set out for shore in a small boat.
(b) Shoot Dutourd.
(c) Hang Vidal.
(d) Leave Maturin.

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

10. What does Maturin describe in his letter to his wife from Peru?
(a) The local flora and fauna.
(b) The tensions involved in his mission.
(c) What he finds humorous about the Peruvians.
(d) Aubrey's illegitimate son.

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

12. What does Eduardo do for a living?
(a) Tribal chief.
(b) Monk.
(c) Hunter and trail guide.
(d) Farmer.

13. What nationality is Eduardo?
(a) Peruvian Indian.
(b) Bolivian.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Portuguese.

14. How does Maturin feel about the possible success of the rebellion?
(a) Pessimistic.
(b) Very confident.
(c) Cautiously optimistic.
(d) Uncertain.

15. Why does Hurtado decide not to participate in the rebellion?
(a) He thinks it is funded by intervening foreigners.
(b) He has decided it is not the right time.
(c) He believes it will fail.
(d) He thinks Maturin is a liar.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what port does Surprise and her prizes stop in Chapter 6?

2. How much information does the Englishman have on the ship Aubrey wants to capture?

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

4. In what condition is Martin when Maturin checks on him later?

5. Who does Gayongos say is spreading information about Maturin?

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