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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The inclosures discussed by Jack and Stephen in Chapter 1 serve the purpose to increase the supply of what?
(a) Money.
(b) Corn.
(c) Wheat.
(d) Water.

2. The man who gives Jack and Stephen directions for an inn in Chapter 4 claims to recognize Stephen from where?
(a) A book.
(b) A lecture.
(c) A town hall meeting.
(d) A wanted poster.

3. Who is the Midshipman on the Bellona?
(a) Mr. Callaghan.
(b) Mr. Miller.
(c) Mr. Whewell.
(d) Mr. Geoghegan.

4. Where does Jack explain he had been when the orders arrived to come to the ship in Chapter 4?
(a) London.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Barcelona.
(d) Paris.

5. What sport does Stephen go to talk about in the coach house in Chapter 3?
(a) Boxing.
(b) Hunting.
(c) Fishing.
(d) Polo.

6. In the end of Chapter 3, Sophie gives Jack the orders packet and he says he and Stephen will leave for where the next day?
(a) Paris.
(b) Italy.
(c) Vienna.
(d) Torbay.

7. Where do Jack and Stephen stop on their way home after the committee meeting in Chapter 3?
(a) A pub.
(b) The store.
(c) The post office.
(d) The library.

8. With whom had Dr. Stephen Maturin and his wife taken part in an expedition in Chapter 1?
(a) The Duke of Habachtsthal.
(b) Sir Joseph Blaine.
(c) Lord Stranraer.
(d) Stephen Maturin.

9. Where do Jack and Stephen ask for directions to an inn for Diana in Chapter 4?
(a) Leathers.
(b) Feathers.
(c) Downy.
(d) Plumage.

10. Stephen asks who if the boxing match was fair in Chapter 3?
(a) Maturin.
(b) Evans.
(c) Dundas.
(d) Bonden.

11. In Chapter 3, Stephen suggests that who sent orders for them to return to their ship so Jack would purposely miss the meeting?
(a) Sir Joseph Blaine.
(b) Lord Stranraer.
(c) Captain Heneage Dundas.
(d) Mr Whewell.

12. What is the name of Jack Aubrey's wife?
(a) Charlotte.
(b) Diana.
(c) Sophie.
(d) Brigid.

13. In Chapter 4, Stephen and Jack are heading for _______ which is a channel into the harbor.
(a) The Gromel la Brest.
(b) The Gimlet la Roux.
(c) The Gremlin de Brest.
(d) The Goolet de Brest.

14. Who is the Third Lieutenant on the Bellona?
(a) Mr. Harding.
(b) Mr. Whewell.
(c) Mr. Miller.
(d) Mr. Callaghan.

15. Who cares for the Maturins' daughter?
(a) Sophie Aubrey.
(b) Padeen Colman.
(c) Mr. Callaghan.
(d) Clarissa Oakes.

Short Answer Questions

1. The children find Jack and Stephen to inform them of what in Chapter 2?

2. Jack Aubrey's financial problems stem from litigation due to the seizure of what?

3. Aubrey tells Maturin that inclosure involves a great deal of what in Chapter 3?

4. Who had favored the legislation for inclosure?

5. Who is the schoolmaster on the Bellona?

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