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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 is Great Britain fighting a war against in The Yellow Admiral?
(a) Hitler.
(b) The Ming Dynasty.
(c) Napoleon.
(d) Mussolini.

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

3. What is the name of Stephen Maturin's wife?
(a) Sophie.
(b) Clarissa.
(c) Diana.
(d) Brigid.

4. Admiral Stranraer wants Stephen to tell who about a tincture for pain in Chapter 4?
(a) Jack Aubrey.
(b) Clarissa Oakes.
(c) Mr. Sherman.
(d) Barret Bonden.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a city on the western coast of France which the English are blockading during the war?

2. Who is Jack Aubrey's coxswain?

3. Who is Jack's neighbor at Woolcombe?

4. The fighters in the boxing match in Chapter 3 begin fighting without what?

5. What is the name of Diana's daughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Jack and Stephen sail on the Ringle in Chapter 4? What do they do on board?

2. What letter does Jack receive in Chapter 6 from Sophie? What has she discovered?

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

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

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

6. What is the response Jack receives upon returning home after the Parliamentary vote in Chapter 3? What is next on his agenda?

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

8. What is Jack's response upon meeting Clarissa in Chapter 3?

9. Who is the first character revealed in Chapter 1? Who comes to visit him and what do they discuss?

10. What conversation does Stephen have with Sir Blaine regarding Jack in Chapter 7?

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