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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 new symptoms does Stanhope display after leaving Bombay?

2. In what context in chapter eight does Aubrey see Sophia acting as a good wife?

3. Whose navigation abilities does Jack Aubrey doubt in chapter eight?

4. What do Diana and Maturin discuss about the local girl Dil?

5. With what plan of Aubrey does Commodore Moffit fully agree?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Stanhope's ill health finally affect Aubrey and his crew?

3. Is there any point in the long voyage when the people on board are in grave danger?

4. What is Maturin's goal at the duel?

5. Both Aubrey and Maturin entertain their shipmate's with stories and knowledge of sailing. Which man is more credible?

6. Why does Maturin's desired outcome for Canning not come to pass?

7. How do you describe Stanhope and his entourage from the stand point of the H.M.S. Surprise crew?

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

9. By the time the H.M.S. Surprise reaches Bombay, what is the condition of the ship and the crew and passengers?

10. How do Aubrey and Stourton differ in their approaches to leadership on the ship?

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

Foreshadowing is a plot device that prepares the readers for turns the story may take. Discuss foreshadowing in the novel. What happens or appears early in the novel and comes to be important in later chapters?

Essay Topic 3

Political influence, then as now, often gets things done. Describe how political influence is used in the novel by both Maturin and Sir Joseph.

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