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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 name of Captain Aubrey's old friend who is captain of The Franchise?

2. Why does Captain Aubrey want the Indiaman Lord Nelson captured by the British?

3. What is the nickname of Captain Aubrey's sea command?

4. What is it that Captain Aubrey is threatened with that persuades him to leave England?

5. During the series of social gatherings described in Chapter 2, who gains Captain Jack Aubrey's attention more openly and honestly?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do Aubrey and Maturin engage in with their host, French Captain Christy-Palliere during their first few days in Toulon?

3. How do Diana and Sophia differ in demeanor and personality?

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

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

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

7. Can the route to Spain suggested to Aubrey and Maturin by Christy-Palliere be considered safe or dangerous?

8. What are some of the instances in which Aubrey openly tries to avoid debt collectors in Chapter 6?

9. What does the admiral visiting Mapes Court tell Mrs. Williams about Captain Jack Aubrey?

10. How do Aubrey and Maturin react to one another's romantic interest in Diana?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

From cover to cover of the book, Mrs. Williams is trying to qualify suitable suitors for her beautiful daughter, Sophia. Her niece, Diana Villiers, meanwhile, is prominently courted by a trio of men from which she eventually makes a selection. Write an essay focusing on which of the women is likely to end up with a more suitable lifetime partner based on their respective techniques in selecting a suitor.

Essay Topic 3

Mrs. Williams is constantly measuring the financial worthiness of prospective suitors for the hand of her daughter, Sophia. In contrast, Sophia is constantly measuring the level of genuine devotion and affection that Captain Aubrey harbors toward her. Whose relationship philosophy is best illustrated in the union that takes place between Aubrey and Sophia? Is it that of Mrs. Williams, or of Sophia? Support your position with examples from the text.

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