The Truelove | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Chapter 1

1. What vessel are Aubrey and Maturin sailing?

Surprise.

2. What class is the vessel?

A man-of-war.

3. Who owns the vessel?

Aubrey.

4. What port do they depart at the opening of the story?

Port Jackson.

5. What is the approximate date at the opening of the novel?

1813.

6. What is threatening British interests in the area where they are headed?

French influence.

7. How does narration characterize their mission?

Successful.

8. Who is Clarissa Oakes?

A stowaway.

9. Where is Clarissa Oakes?

On board Aubrey's vessel.

10. What is causing contention among the ship's officers?

Clarissa.

11. In what country does Port Jackson lie?

Australia.

12. Where is Aubrey's vessel headed now?

England.

13. What is Aubrey doing as he is standing on the quarterdeck?

Contemplating the previous weeks' events.

14. What does Aubrey encounter in their first port of call?

Political difficulties.