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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. Who do Jack and Stephen meet who tells Jack that he has to take the carriage to Wooton in Chapter 3?
(a) Clarissa.
(b) Charlotte.
(c) Brigid.
(d) Sophie.

2. Who are the injured men of battle carried to in Chapter 5?
(a) Philip.
(b) William.
(c) Jack.
(d) Stephen.

3. Stephen is relieved at what due to the great number of men in sick bay in Chapter 5?
(a) The sight of an albatross.
(b) Seeing land.
(c) Getting off the ship.
(d) Better weather.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Stephen Maturin is a member of what society?

2. Jack shows Stephen the library and what rooms of his estate in Chapter 2?

3. Captain Dundas and who arrive on Thursday at the Aubreys' estate?

4. How many days have the ships been at sea in the beginning of Chapter 5?

5. What ship do Aubrey and his men transfer to from the Ringle in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is holding the Bellona back from heading in to harbor on the fifth day at sea in Chapter 5?

2. What does Jack learn of Stephen's whereabouts after the Bellona's repairs in Chapter 7?

3. What series is The Yellow Admiral a part of? What criticism and commentary has been written about the novel?

4. Who does Stephen discuss boxing with in Chapter 3? Why?

5. What are the states of the Ramillies and the Bellona in Chapter 8? How are the crews faring?

6. What is revealed of the end of the war in Chapter 9?

7. What arrives in the mail in Chapter 3? What does it regard?

8. What happens to the Bellona once the war has ended in Chapter 10? When does the ship reach land?

9. What news does Jack receive from Lord Keith upon arriving in Funchal in Chapter 10? What are his orders?

10. What takes place when the men are out in Chapter 3? What actions do the women take?

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