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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 interrupts the breakfast of the two captains?

2. What does Jack tell all of the Midshipmen to do?

3. What does the French doctor typically eat for breakfast?

4. What does Jack insist upon doing while the Dedaigneuse approaches?

5. What order does Captain Neal give to Stephen?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why will the dinner at Captain Harte's be awkward for Stephen?

2. What does Mr. Ellis talk disparagingly about and of what importance is this within the novel?

3. What changed about the way Molly was treated throughout the novel?

4. What does Stephen see when he bends under the table to retrieve his napkin?

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

6. What does Jack say to help relieve Stephen's concerns about the court-martial?

7. What does Jack do when the maintopgallantmast and foretosale fall and why?

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

9. What does Stephen warn Jack about in regards to his relationship with Molly?

10. What does Stephen disagree with Dillon about in relation to the decision of Jack to continue to search for prize money?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Stephen rationalize the things he sees while aboard the Sophie? Do you think this is a valid method? Do you think he should have taken different actions? If so what actions should he have taken?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Jack as a youth as described by Lord Keith. Would he have made a good friend to you? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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