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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 Aubrey ordered to seek out and protect?
(a) John Breamer.
(b) Mr. Consul Eliot.
(c) Admiral Leighton.
(d) T.S. Eliot.

2. What does Maturin think about when he learns of the other ship's earlier return?
(a) He thinks about whether Mr. Fielding is on board.
(b) He wonders if the other ship will register the prize.
(c) He wonders if there is a traitor on the other ship.
(d) He is concerned for Mrs. Fielding's safety.

3. What is Niobe?
(a) The name of the lake they encounter upon exiting the desert.
(b) The ship Aubrey and his crew board.
(c) A marketplace where they sell their camels.
(d) The city near the place where they leave the desert.

4. Where does Maturin go and sit in the dark?
(a) On board the Dryad.
(b) Mrs. Fielding's home.
(c) In a deserted warehouse.
(d) Nowhere.

5. Why does the trip become easier on the second day of the march across the desert?
(a) They find an old Roman road.
(b) They recover their horses from some nomads.
(c) They find some camels.
(d) The sand becomes more granular and it's easier to walk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the men's supplies?

2. Where is Lesueur when Maturin is sitting in the dark?

3. What do Aubrey and his men see as they exit the desert?

4. What surrounds the men while they are setting up camp?

5. Who is Major Pollock?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Aubrey decide to commence training Mr. Maitland and Mr. Honey?

2. What does Aubrey do after crossing the desert?

3. Who leaves instructions for Aubrey and what are the orders?

4. How does Mrs. Fielding change the atmosphere on board the Surprise?

5. Describe the encounter with the treasure galley.

6. Describe the capture of a French privateer by the Surprise.

7. What does Maturin think about concerning Mrs. Fielding?

8. With what is the Admiral most concerned about the events surrounding the treasure ship's trickery?

9. What are conditions like for the men on board the Niobe?

10. How does Maturin help to protect Mrs. Fielding and pull off and intelligence coup?

(see the answer keys)

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