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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 primary development in Chapter 4?

2. What country are Aubrey and Maturin headed to via the Indiaman that they board in Gibraltar?

3. Following the first in a series of dinner parties, which character contacts Captain Jack Aubrey to establish courteous relations?

4. Richard Canning is a merchant from ______________.

5. How long is Captain Aubrey and Doctor Stephen Maturin's trek across France?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Aubrey want the Indiaman Lord Nelson captured by vessels such as an English cutter or the H.M.S. Seagull?

2. How does Adam Scriven help Aubrey cope with his fear of being confined to debtor's prison?

3. What do Aubrey and Maturin agree about in relation to the behavior of First Lieutenant Parker?

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

5. How does Doctor Maturin's unrequited love for Diana affect him?

6. Why is the Polychrest is appropriately nicknamed "the Carpenter's Mistake"?

7. What prevents Captain Aubrey from returning to the Admiralty in time for assignment to a prime sea command?

8. How is Pullings instrumental in helping Captain Aubrey recruit crew members for the Polychrest?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The placement of Captain Aubrey and Adam Scriven outside Lady Keith's house following her party is a good example of the literary technique known as simile. Explain. If you disagree and believe that antithesis is more prevalent than simile in this scene, explain this position.

Essay Topic 2

Doctor Maturin perpetually seeks approval and affection from Diana Villiers while the crew aboard the Polychrest seeks approval and respect from First Lieutenant Parker. Diana repeatedly rejects the Doctor, and treats him cruelly. Parker repeatedly rejects the Polychrest crew and treats them with cruelty. Write an essay focusing on whether or not either Maturin or the Polychrest crew will ever be able to gain the approval that they seek. Support your position with examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Within a day's time, Captain Jack Aubrey transforms from the life of a wealthy gentleman of means to living the life of a penniless bum. Do you agree or disagree that a transformation of that type could take place within such an abbreviated period of time? Why or why not?

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