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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. Why is Aubrey disappointed about the admiral he visits?
(a) Aubrey thinks he might be spying for the French.
(b) That the man has declined so severely in such a short time.
(c) The admiral is unfriendly to Aubrey.
(d) The admiral has become a drunk.

2. What happens to Ponto one night?
(a) He gets drunk.
(b) He breaks his wrist.
(c) He falls down a well.
(d) He is shot.

3. How is the crew that remains as far as their ties to Aubrey?
(a) They are loyal enough unless they are offered more pay elsewhere.
(b) They are close to mutiny.
(c) They are fiercely loyal.
(d) The narrator does not mention the crew.

4. Where is Mrs. Fielding's husband?
(a) In a French prison.
(b) Deceased.
(c) In an English prison.
(d) On an American privateer.

5. What does Dr. Graham enjoy doing as a pastime?
(a) Searching for new organisms.
(b) Playing whist.
(c) Cricket.
(d) Playing bridge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is happening to many of Aubrey's best men?

2. Who is Effendi?

3. What does Aubrey send his wife?

4. About whom does Graham worry?

5. How does Ponto respond to his rescuer?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Jack Aubrey.

2. What is Maturin's latest purchase and for what does he want to use it?

3. How does one gain rank in the British navy and why is that a problem right now for Aubrey?

4. How does Ponto's behavior set people to gossiping?

5. What does Aubrey fear about his crew as time passes?

6. How does Aubrey "misbehave" and what is the result?

7. Briefly describe the men's march through the desert.

8. What does Aubrey do with his prize money?

9. What are Aubrey's orders from the Admiral for him and his crew?

10. What is it like in Malta and why does that not cheer up the British officers?

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