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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Diana tell Stephen that Sophie has been doing since she parted from Aubrey with harsh words in Chapter 8?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Crying.
(c) Knitting.
(d) Eating.

2. Jack Aubrey has orders in Chapter 6 to report to the command where he will be assigned to an offshore squadron where?
(a) Ushant.
(b) Milplant.
(c) Freres.
(d) Milan.

3. Blaine says to Stephen regarding Aubrey in Chapter 7 that it is possible for him to receive a what?
(a) Shoes.
(b) A hat.
(c) Boat.
(d) Flag.

4. What does Stephen give to Jack while they're talking over dinner in Chapter 8?
(a) A letter from Sophie.
(b) Advice.
(c) A bottle of scotch.
(d) A book.

5. Stephen tells Sir Blaine in Chapter 7 that he thinks that there should be more emphasis on attack and defense _____ in the fight against slavery?
(a) By sea.
(b) By air.
(c) By land.
(d) By special ops.

6. Who is given permission to explore the proposals of the South Americans without making any commitments on the part of the British government?
(a) Stephen Maturin.
(b) Captain Heneage Dundas.
(c) Mr. Walkinshaw.
(d) Sir Joseph Blaine.

7. It is suspected that Stephen and his ship may have gone where in Chapter 7?
(a) Back home.
(b) The Downs.
(c) Warmer waters.
(d) The Cape.

8. What country will Jack help to form a navy in Chapter 10?
(a) Brazil.
(b) Argentina.
(c) Peru.
(d) Chile.

9. Stephen performs an operation on whom in Chapter 9?
(a) Evans.
(b) Blaine.
(c) Bowden.
(d) Cholmondeley.

10. When is Jack's plan for sailing into the straights at Brest in Chapter 5?
(a) After breakfast.
(b) At night.
(c) Before Saturday.
(d) During the sunrise.

11. The Bellona is in the waters near what in the second half of Chapter 5?
(a) England.
(b) Iceland.
(c) Spain.
(d) Brest.

12. What does the talk over dinner between Stephen and Jack center on in Chapter 9?
(a) The sea.
(b) Past battles.
(c) The economy.
(d) Shipbuilding.

13. Who is Jack's half-brother?
(a) Lord Stranraer.
(b) Mr. Harding.
(c) Captain Griffiths.
(d) Philip Aubrey.

14. What sound do Jack and Stephen overhear during dinner on deck in Chapter 9?
(a) Women singing.
(b) Rainfall.
(c) Musical instruments.
(d) Gunfire.

15. In discussing Aubrey with Stephen in Chapter 7, Blaine says Stranrarer's dispatches have been what?
(a) Rambling.
(b) In code.
(c) Jolly.
(d) Unfavorable.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, Jack and Stephen will travel to London where Jack will meet who?

2. Jack and Stephen are staying where in London in Chapter 10?

3. The man who dies in Chapter 5 is sewn into his what and buried at sea?

4. What ship is Stephen supposedly aboard in Chapter 7 when Aubrey is looking for him?

5. Jack tells Stephen that he is interested in the proposition of the procedure for his obtaining what in Chapter 9?

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