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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. Which of the following characters does Jack not invite to dinner?

2. What does Jack attend at the Governor's residence?

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

4. Which of the following characters has fled Mahon?

5. What is a covert distress sign?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Jack realize he must give up after he talks with Admiral Saumarex?

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

4. For Stephen, what takes precedence over the spiritual emptiness of a life in the Navy?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the antics of Stephen and the French Doctor Ramis. Do you believe this was an important relationship in the novel? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Why do you believe the character of Dillon is resentful? Do you believe his reasons are justified? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

At the beginning of book, Jack describes Lord Nelson. Write a description of Lord Nelson as seen through Jack's eyes. Do you believe Jack respects Lord Nelson? Why or why not? Do you respect Lord Nelson as Jack has described him? Why or why not?

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