View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When they meet, what does Diana tell Maturin about her relationship with Canning?
(a) They often fight.
(b) Canning is running out of money.
(c) Canning makes her happy.
(d) Canning still loves his wife.

2. Who leads the French Armada?
(a) Maragall.
(b) French officer Dutourd.
(c) Rear-Admiral Linois.
(d) Napoleon.

3. As the voyage progresses around South America, does the health of Stanhope improve?
(a) He does not regain good health.
(b) He loses the use of his legs.
(c) He returns to perfect health.
(d) He shows marked improvement.

4. How does Aubrey use the H.M.S. Surprise as a kind of decoy in his initial encounter with Linois' ships?
(a) He changes direction so quickly that it fools Linois.
(b) He gets just out of gun distance before Linois fires.
(c) He gets Linois to chase away from the China fleet.
(d) He disguises the H.M.S. Surprise as a commercial vessel.

5. In the sixth chapter, a second violent storm does what kind of damage to the H.M.S. Surprise?
(a) All the rigging is lost.
(b) The ship is undamaged.
(c) Two sails are torn.
(d) Destruction of the foremost.

Short Answer Questions

1. What affect does the heat and exposure on St. Paul's Rocks have on Stephen Maturin.

2. Why must Maturin be rushed away from the duel scene?

3. While in Bombay, what does Maturin learn becomes of Sophie's sisters?

4. What dangers does the H.M.S. Surprise face on the way to Calcutta?

5. What is Maturin's understanding of Stanhope's deteriorating health?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Aubrey's thoughts on the physical distance between him and Linois with the French Armada?

2. What do his interactions with Dil and Diana in chapter seven suggest about Maturin's view of his role with women?

3. Why does Aubrey call together the captains when the H.M.S. Surprise returns to the China fleet?

4. How effective is Maturin's solution for Stanhope's health after the convulsing?

5. Why is Maturin's recovery of health surprising in chapter six?

6. Why are Mr. Ahmed Smyth and Atkins at odds with one another?

7. What is the Marine Captain Etherege's approach to Maturin's desire to get satisfaction from Canning?

8. Why is Stephen Maturin so visibly upset when he returns to the H.M.S. Surprise in chapter eight?

9. Why is Babbinton's promotion only considered an acting appointment?

10. Why might Pullings be disappointed with the actions of Mr. Hervey's uncle while the H.M.S. Surprise is anchored at Bombay?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 927 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample