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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 do Aubrey and his men see as they exit the desert?
(a) A lake of fresh water.
(b) A huge fire near Niro.
(c) A view of the Suez.
(d) A large French force waiting for them.

2. With whom does the Surprise sail parallel?
(a) The Pollux.
(b) The Houghton.
(c) The Leopard.
(d) The Dryad.

3. What follows after the squalls?
(a) A horrendous cyclone.
(b) Good breezes though with heavy fog.
(c) Three days of relative calm.
(d) A tsunami.

4. What surprises Maturin about Mr. Fielding?
(a) That he is alive.
(b) Nothing.
(c) That he is a traitor.
(d) That he is not the spy.

5. Who seems to take to the desert trek?
(a) No one.
(b) Martin.
(c) Maturin.
(d) Aubrey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aubrey know decreases the longer they are at sea?

2. What does Maturin think about when he learns of the other ship's earlier return?

3. Upon what criteria are promotions based?

4. What does the First Secretary promise Aubrey?

5. What does the wind bring to the ship?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Major Pollock tell Aubrey and what is Aubrey's response?

2. What does Mr. Fielding falsely believe about Aubrey and how does that influence Mr. Fielding's choices?

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

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

5. Describe the encounter with the French man-of-war.

6. Who are Mr. Honey and Mr. Maitland and how does Aubrey help them?

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

8. What happens to the crew's supplies?

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

10. What is the attitude of the crew and why as they are returning on the Niobe?

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