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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 the dreadful news about that Captain Aubrey receives via letter at Polcary Down?

2. Who announces a forthcoming formal ball in Chapter 2?

3. Aside from being a surgeon, what type of work does Stephen Maturin also handle?

4. What was the name of Captain Aubrey's first sea command?

5. What has Captain Aubrey done that has resulted in ill feelings between him and Admiral Harte?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mrs. Williams attempt to reserve Captain Aubrey for her daughter, Sophia?

2. What Admiralty-related issues serve to further convince the Captain to leave England?

3. How do Aubrey and Maturin aid the sparsely-crewed Indiaman Lord Nelson?

4. What are some of the actions and activities that Aubrey engages in upon his return to England with Maturin demonstrate his wealth?

5. What has French military leader and politician Napoleon Bonaparte ordered in relation to England and her countrymen?

6. What are traits that Aubrey and Maturin admire in Diana?

7. What type of experiences has Diana Villiers had in contrast to those of her cousins, the Williams sisters?

8. How do Sophia and Diana defy their respective personality traits and demeanors in their pursuit of Captain Aubrey?

9. What taints the celebratory supper hosted by Tom Pullings family?

10. How do Captain Aubrey and Doctor Maturin lend their support to England in its war against France?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The scuffle between Aubrey and a Adam Scriven exhibits the literary technique of irony. Detail how the roles that each man plays in generating events that catapult irony to the forefront.

Essay Topic 2

Two love triangles take form, become apparent, and last throughout the book. Write an essay detailing examples comprising their competition. Opine who, if anyone, is likely to win at the game of love and explain why.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the book, the friendship between Captain Jack Aubrey and Doctor Stephen Maturin survives despite Aubrey having to tolerate some of Maturin's idiosyncrasies. The captain also enjoys pleasant and quality time with Maturin. Write an essay comparing the amount of pleasant and quality time that the captain spends with the doctor with the amount of time that he spends exercising tolerance toward the doctor's antics. Opine whether or not maintaining the friendship is beneficial to the captain. Support your position with examples from the text.

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