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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 ironic about most of the seamen aboard the Sophie?

2. What is the name of the book written by Dr. Ramis?

3. Who takes over command of the Felipe V when it falls to the Sophie?

4. What does Jack decide to do to the merchantmen by the coast?

5. What will Ramis and Stephen be curiously examining?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the decision at the court-martial in regards to Jack and his crew?

2. When they are playing, what does Jack confide in Stephen?

3. Why does Admiral Keith tell Jack that he will probably never rise to pos-captain?

4. What is Molly to Jack and of what importance is this to the novel?

5. What does Stephen tell Jack he must do in order to recover from the disease he got from Molly?

6. Despite his lack of knowledge about surgery, at what does Stephen excel?

7. What happens during the battle between the Sophie and the Cacafuego?

8. What might happen to Stephen should the Sophie leave immediately?

9. Why does Jack go back to the Crown and what does he do while he is there?

10. What do Stephen and James discuss after dinner and why does Stephen find it pleasurable?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Make a comparison of this novel and the film. What parts are similar? What parts are significantly different? Why are there differences?

Essay Topic 2

Describe how Stephen overcomes the spiritual emptiness of a world totally and exclusively dedicated to the values and mission of the British Navy. Do you think this is a good method? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Jack's fate throughout the novel. What does he covet? Do you think Jack deserves what happens to him throughout the novel? Why or why not?

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