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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 does Aubrey watch daily?
2. What do Aubrey and George Herapath find to discuss?
3. Where does Villiers go after Maturin collapses?
4. Who does Maturin shoot dead?
5. Who does Maturin send to give a note to Aubrey?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Maturin explain his engagement to Villiers to Aubrey and what does this engagement say about Maturin's character?
2. What does Maturin find in Johnson's papers and what is the implication?
3. What romantic complications add to the complexity of the novel?
4. What do you think is interesting about the fact that Johnson spends large sums of money and time gathering intelligence for the United States and is it likely that someone would do that in this age?
5. Why is Mr. Herapath so happy to hear that Villiers is leaving the United States?
6. What does Maturin do that seems contrary to his work as a doctor?
7. What happens to Maturin in Chapter 7 that makes it obvious that he needs to come up with a viable escape plan very soon?
8. Who ambushes Maturin and what is humorous about his actions?
9. What is one thing that is perhaps likable about George Herapath?
10. Why do you think Aubrey feels it is justified to violate his "parole," which he gives as an officer and gentleman?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Though this novel is probably more action driven rather than character driven, obviously there are several characters who make the novel what it is. Discuss one of the following:
1. Compare/contrast the characters of Aubrey and Lambert.
2. Compare/contrast the characters of Maturin and McLean.
3. Thoroughly analyze the character of Jack Aubrey, discussing both his strong and weak points and how both affect the outcome of the plot.
Essay Topic 2
During this era when the book takes place, if a vessel under the command of a naval officer captures another vessel from a country with whom they are warring or captures a pirate vessel, etc., the crew of the victorious vessel shares in the goods, money and value of the vessel. Discuss the following:
1. Why do you think the British had such a policy in place then?
2. What are the possible abuses that can arise from such a policy?
3. Why do you think this policy is eventually abandoned?
Essay Topic 3
Aubrey is interviewed by several obnoxious agents from the Navy who accuse him of various war crimes. He is thought to be a spy and the one who gives Wogan false intelligence. Discuss the following:
1. How many countries do you think have spies?
2. Why do you think spies are thought to be both necessary and yet they are despised?
3. Would you ever be willing to be a spy for your country?
4. A spy is not protected under the Geneva conventions. Why do you think that is?
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