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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. The islet of St. Paul's Rocks is located where?
2. Why does the First Lord's mention of Stephen Maturin shock and dismay Sir Joseph Blain?
3. When Aubrey first goes ashore on Minorca, who approaches him and wants to talk about Maturin?
4. Why is the First Lord of the Lords Commissioners not happy about allowing captured Spanish vessels to be considered prizes?
5. What is Maturin's preferred method of recovery when he returns to Britain from Port Mahon?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Maturin react to the prospect of collecting biological specimens?
2. What allusion does Maturin make while marooned on the rocks?
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. 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?
6. What negative influences have an impact on Jack Aubrey's career?
7. What do Aubrey and his men intend to do when they gather at the prison where Maturin is being held?
8. Why does Maturin discuss Captain Jack Aubrey with Sophie?
9. How does Jack Aubrey come to command the H.M.S. Lively?
10. Why do Diana Villiers and Richard Canning leave England for India?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
As the two major characters in H.M.S. Surprise, are Stephen Maturin and Jack Aubrey foils for one another? Does each man stand out because the other is available for comparison?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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