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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In what country does Port Jackson lie?
2. What does Aubrey do before breakfast?
3. What does Aubrey note among the crew?
4. Who smuggles Clarissa on board?
5. What does Surprise cross at the opening to Chapter 3?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did the young Clarissa come to live with a distant relative who assumed guardianship of her?
2. What does Aubrey hope for on his return to England?
3. What is Aubrey thinking about as Surprise sails out of Port Jackson?
4. What does Oakes tell Aubrey and what is Clarissa's response?
5. How does Aubrey ready his crew for battle and what is Clarissa's reaction to this?
6. Describe the situation with Midshipman Reade.
7. What and how does Aubrey learn about Moahu?
8. What does Oakes say about Clarissa one morning and what is Maturin's response?
9. How does Edward treat Clarissa as she gets older?
10. What is a bit strange about Surprise's first at-sea inspection?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The Surprise encounters a storm at sea. After the storm blows over, Aubrey continues to press the crew hard; Clarissa does not appear at breakfast for several days, and Oakes claims she fell during the storm and wounded her face. Maturin calls on her and sees she has a livid black eye, obviously caused by being punched--Oakes has beat Clarissa. Discuss the following:
1. Is it legal during this time period (1813) for a husband to beat his wife?
2. Why do you think Oakes lies about Clarissa's bruises if it was legal for him to beat her?
3. What does Maturin do about the fact that it is obvious that Oakes beats Clarissa? Do you agree with Maturin's actions? Why or why not?
4. What do you think you would do if you were in the same situation as Maturin? Explain your rationale.
Essay Topic 2
Patrick O'Brian has tried as much as possible to use historical events and facts around which to weave his work of fiction. Discuss the following:
1. Do you think THE TRUELOVE qualifies as an historical fiction? Why or why not?
2. If much of the events in the book are historical, what surprises you about the way the events play out?
3. Do you think the culture of that era is more or less advanced than you imagined? Explain.
Essay Topic 3
There are a number of literary elements that occur in many works of fiction. Irony is a means of increasing both the humor and the complexity of a story. O'Brien often includes irony in his Aubrey/Maturin series. Point of view is the way the story is narrated; all works of fiction have a point of view. Conflict is almost always present in a work of fiction. Discuss the following:
1. Define the literary terms irony, point of view and conflict.
2. Identify two instances of irony in Truelove, offering examples from the text.
3. Identify the point of view of the novel and discuss why you think O'Brien chooses to use that particular point of view. Does the point of view seem to be the best one for THE TRUELOVE? Why or why not.
4. Identfiy two major conflicts in THE TRUELOVE. Are the conflicts completely resolved by the end of THE TRUELOVE? Why or why not?
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