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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. What becomes of the biological specimens collected on the rocks?

2. Besides seeking treatment in England, what else does Maturin think helps him recover his health after Port Mahon?

3. Why is Jack Aubrey familiar with Port Mahon?

4. What does Margall tell Aubrey about Maturin's status on Minorca?

5. Who is set to take the place of Sir Joseph who is retiring?

Short Essay Questions

1. What set of circumstance allows Aubrey and some of his crew easy access to the French controlled Port Mahon?

2. Why do Bonden and Killick stay with Stephen when they all return to England in chapter four?

3. How does Aubrey learn he is to break station and sail to Minorca?

4. During the meeting of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, why is Sir Joseph Blain worried about the First Lord's mention of Dr. Stephen Maturin?

5. How does Jack Aubrey come to command the H.M.S. Lively?

6. What negative influences have an impact on Jack Aubrey's career?

7. What details does Aubrey omit from his letter to Sophie about the land raid he and the crew perform while headed for Minorca?

8. After the planned rendezvous with Maturin at Minorca, what is Captain Aubrey supposed to do concerning the H.M.S. Lively?

9. Why does Maturin discuss Captain Jack Aubrey with Sophie?

10. What special advantage is there in Aubrey's capturing of the French gunboat?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Diana is a social outcast, but Maturin wants to rehabilitate her reputation. She, at one point, seems to give in to his proposal to save her by marrying him. Examine the motives of each of these characters in this relationship. Is success in this couple doomed from the start? Does either one understand what the other wants?

Essay Topic 2

A long voyage could be compared to a person's life. The voyage of the H.M.S. Surprise is months long and filled with adventure as well as some tedium. How does the voyage with its unsuccessful mission represent Aubrey's life?

Essay Topic 3

From the people who talk about or to Canning of the East India Company, what impression do you get of the status of Jews in that society? Consider in particular Marine Captain Etherege's comments and advice to Maturin.

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