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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 Captain Aubrey's attitude toward an opportunity to command H.M.S. Surprise?
2. Who conducts the inspection of H.M.S. Surprise in chapter five?
3. When Aubrey first goes ashore on Minorca, who approaches him and wants to talk about Maturin?
4. On the way to the reunion with H.M.S. Lively's regular captain, Aubrey is supposed to rendezvous with whom?
5. Who wants to examine the biological specimens on St. Paul's Rocks?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Maturin discuss Captain Jack Aubrey with Sophie?
2. Why is Nicolls almost inconsolable?
3. Why do Bonden and Killick stay with Stephen when they all return to England in chapter four?
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. What special advantage is there in Aubrey's capturing of the French gunboat?
6. How does Maturin react to the prospect of collecting biological specimens?
7. Describe Dr. Stephen Maturin's relationship with Sophie Williams.
8. During the inspection, under Aubrey's command, what type of state does he want the vessel to be under?
9. How does Jack Aubrey come to command the H.M.S. Lively?
10. What are the features of port blockade for Aubrey's command ship?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Stephen Maturin does not have official status aboard the H.M.S. Surprise. Although he serves as the ship's physician, Maturin is not a naval officer. How then does he relate to the crew? How does he treat the men, and what do they think of him?
Essay Topic 2
Debtor's prison is a concept that is unfamiliar to today's Western society. What is the logic of a debtor's prison? What do we do today to a person who defaults on loans? Why do you think the author includes this concept?
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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