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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. What does Dutourd act like on the Surprise?
(a) As if he has never been on a boat before.
(b) Like he is captain of the Surprise.
(c) As if all his paperwork was in order.
(d) Like Aubrey's esteemed guest.

2. Why did Martin spend a lot of time with the woman?
(a) He didn't have a time consuming job on the ship.
(b) He was a surgeon's mate and a reverend.
(c) He knew her through his sister.
(d) He was trying to protect her.

3. What type of religion does Vidal practice?
(a) Sethian.
(b) Knipperdolling.
(c) Anglican.
(d) Thraskite.

4. What does Martin do that is noticeable to Maturin?
(a) Starts to drink heavily.
(b) Cries at night.
(c) Withdraws largely from life.
(d) Has nightmares.

5. To what position is Henry Vidal promoted?
(a) Second lieutenant.
(b) Ship's mate.
(c) Acting lieutenant.
(d) Ship's boatswain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the various religious groups' men do when aboard ship?

2. What type of religion does Dutourd find most compatible with his philosophies?

3. What does Aubrey demand of Dutourd?

4. What is happening between Martin and Maturin?

5. What does Pullings do when Maturin visits him on the Franklin?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Clarissa affect the crew of the Surprise?

2. What is happening to the ocean and the winds by the end of Chapter 1 and what does Aubrey think of it?

3. What does Vidal talk to Maturin about?

4. Who is Clarissa Harvill, why was she on the Surprise, and what did Aubrey make her do?

5. What does Franklin do to attempt to lose Surprise?

6. How does Reade accidentally slow down the Surprise?

7. How does Dutourd conduct himself on board Surprise and how does Aubrey feel about him?

8. What does Dutourd say about surrender and what does Aubrey discover in Franklin's papers?

9. What does Surprise do about Franklin after they have made the most urgent repairs?

10. What is Maturin's personal reason for going to Peru?

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