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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. What passage do Jack and Stephen pass through as they walk the quarter deck in Chapter 4?
(a) Fromveur Passage.
(b) Les Fro Passage.
(c) Les Deux Passsage.
(d) Lost Passage.

2. Who are the Maturins going to stay with until they straighten out their finances and buy their own house in Chapter 1?
(a) Stephen Maturin.
(b) Captain William Fanshawe.
(c) The Aubreys.
(d) Sir Joseph Blaine.

3. How many children does Jack Aubrey have?
(a) 2.
(b) 0.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

4. Who is the schoolmaster on the Bellona?
(a) Mr. Callaghan.
(b) Mr. Miller.
(c) Mr. Whewell.
(d) Mr. Walkinshaw.

5. Jack shows Stephen the library and what rooms of his estate in Chapter 2?
(a) Kitchens.
(b) Gun rooms.
(c) Game rooms.
(d) Justice rooms.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Midshipman on the Bellona?

2. Who is Jack Aubrey's coxswain?

3. The man who gives Jack and Stephen directions for an inn in Chapter 4 claims to recognize Stephen from where?

4. Where is the fight in Chapter 3 held?

5. The Bellona reaches its destination in what conditions in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When do Jack and Stephen return home in Chapter 10? How long do they stay?

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

4. What news does Stephen report to Sir Blaine in Chapter 7 regarding the battle?

5. Where are Jack Aubrey and his wife when the author first reveals them in the novel? What is their financial situation like?

6. Where do Jack and Stephen go in Chapter 2 after Stephen's arrival? What is discussed of their financial problems?

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

8. When does Jack plan to depart in the Surprise in Chapter 10? Who has he met to discuss his departure?

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

10. What does the schoolmaster teach his students on board the Bellona in Chapter 6? Why?

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