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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. For what are sailors typically punished on the Sophie?

3. How long did it take for the first hit to occur?

4. What does Stephen tell Jack is being sent?

5. What covered the Midshipmen?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why is Captain Neal stern with Jack when Jack shows up to discuss his orders with dirt and powder all over his clothes and face?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay describing whether or not you agree that this novel is a brilliant study of character. Why do you believe this is or is not the case? Use information from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Describe why a doctor such as Stephen would be in poverty. Do you believe Stephen, who seems well educated, should be in poverty as he is? Do you think Jack is phased by Stephen's poverty?

Essay Topic 3

How was Jack's glory described throughout the novel? Was his glory justified? Do you believe Jack was justified in his constant search for prizes? Why or why not?

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