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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 is one of the results of Diana's illicit affair?
2. Whom do Aubrey and his men plan to free at Port Mahon?
3. Why does the First Lord's mention of Stephen Maturin shock and dismay Sir Joseph Blain?
4. Is the onslaught of the Port Mahon prison carried out by Aubrey's men a success?
5. What do the officers and crew of H.M.S. Lively think of their temporary captain, Aubrey?
Short Essay Questions
1. What prospects of freedom do the freed prisoners have?
2. What do Aubrey and his men intend to do when they gather at the prison where Maturin is being held?
3. Describe the encounter between Aubrey's crew members and the French guard detail at the prison.
4. What does Sophie Williams think of Maturin's approach to wooing Diana Villiers?
5. How is Maturin an advocate for Aubrey concerning the H.M.S. Surprise?
6. 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?
7. What does Maturin think of the possible consequences of the First Lord's mention of the doctor's name during a meeting?
8. What details does Aubrey omit from his letter to Sophie about the land raid he and the crew perform while headed for Minorca?
9. How does Aubrey learn he is to break station and sail to Minorca?
10. Why is Nicolls almost inconsolable?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Early in the novel, the Chinese and Japanese of the crew on the H.M.S. Lively massacre every one of the French men during the engagement near Cape Gooseberry. Aubrey leaves out the details of the violence when he writes to Sophia about the victory. Why do you think the pressed sailors are so brutal? By leaving out the details of the bloodshed, from what is Aubrey trying to protect Sophia? Is the excessive violence due to a cultural difference? What do you think Aubrey has to say about that?
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
If it is the role of an antagonist to set obstacles in the way of the protagonist, who is then be considered the protagonist, and who is the antagonist in the novel? Explain using passages from the book.
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