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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ship is low on food and asks for supplies in Chapter 8?
(a) The Dover.
(b) The Ramillies.
(c) The Queen Charlotte.
(d) The Bellona.

2. What ship does the Bellona meet with at daybreak in Chapter 9?
(a) The Dryad.
(b) The Ringle.
(c) The Monmouth.
(d) The Doris.

3. Who joins Stephen and Jack for breakfast in the great hall at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) Inigo Bernard.
(b) Sir Joseph Blaine.
(c) Mr. Harding.
(d) Diana Maturin.

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

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

6. Jack tells Stephen that he is interested in the proposition of the procedure for his obtaining what in Chapter 9?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) A flag.
(c) New shoes.
(d) An assistant.

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

8. In Chapter 10, Jack and Stephen will travel to London where Jack will meet who?
(a) The Chileans.
(b) The Queen.
(c) The French Admiral.
(d) His Mother.

9. As a result of their time on land, many of the men are what in Chapter 8?
(a) Irritated.
(b) Drunk.
(c) Happy.
(d) Sick.

10. Jack tells Stephen how they closed the French frigate and protected what in Chapter 8?
(a) A coastal town.
(b) The Queen.
(c) Merchant ship.
(d) Themselves.

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

12. Sophie expresses in her letter in Chapter 6 that she plans on moving where with the children?
(a) Paris.
(b) Ashgrove house.
(c) Maturin Farms.
(d) Fernbridge house.

13. Jack tells Stephen that his financial picture is what in Chapter 8?
(a) Fantastic.
(b) Improving.
(c) Dire.
(d) Unchanging.

14. Jack and the men listen to a performance of a cello, viola and what in Chapter 5?
(a) Fiddle.
(b) Oboe.
(c) Violin.
(d) Flute.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What continues during Christmas in Chapter 9?

2. What ship do Stephen and Philip board together in Chapter 8?

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

4. Diana informs Stephen of how the letters from whom were found in Chapter 8?

5. What refers to a single-masted sailing vessel, very similar to a sloop but having its mast set somewhat farther astern, about two-fifths of the way aft measured on the water line?

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