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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. Where does Maturin drag the corpse(s)?
2. What does Aubrey watch daily?
3. Who is Philip Broke?
4. What is likely to happen with the escape of Aubrey and Maturin?
5. How does Maturin know about his newfound status?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is humorous about Aubrey's daily observations of the bay?
2. What is Mr. Herapath's task in the scheme to effect an escape for Villiers, Aubrey and Maturin and how does he fail at it? What does this say about Mr. Herapath?
3. Who is Harry Johnson and what is his connection to Wogan?
4. How does Villiers seem to Maturin and what actions has she taken that were unwise?
5. What romantic complications add to the complexity of the novel?
6. What happens to Maturin in Chapter 7 that makes it obvious that he needs to come up with a viable escape plan very soon?
7. About what does Maturin caution Villiers and why do you think he does so?
8. What does Wogan attempt to persuade Maturin to agree to and how do you think he may feel about it?
9. Of what is George Herapath proud and what may be a little despicable about his attitude?
10. How does Michael Herapath earn a living and why is this odd?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Patrick O'Brian has tried as much as possible to use historical events and facts around which to weave his work of fiction. Discuss the following:
1. Do you think this book qualifies as historical fiction? Why or why not?
2. If much of the events in the book are historical, what surprises you about the way the events play out?
3. Do you think the culture of that era is more or less advanced than you imagined? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
The Fortune of War is one book in a series of novels involving Captain Aubrey and Dr. Maturin. Discuss the following?
1. What is one advantage of writing a series of novels about the same characters? Use examples.
2. What is a disadvantage of writing a series of novels about the same characters? Use examples.
3. Do you prefer to read a standalone book, or a series of books with the same main characters? Explain your response.
4. Do you think it is easier or more difficult (or about the same) to write a standalone book versus one in a series? Explain your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Maturin acts as a covert agency for the Crown and in the previous book, gives Wogan false intelligence that results in several French intelligence agents being killed as double agents. Discuss the following:
1. What sort of covert operations does Maturin undertake? How similar do you think his covert operations are to that of an organization such as the CIA of today?
2. How much does Maturin's covert operations how he and Aubrey fare in Boston after being captured by the Americans?
3. Do you see any conflict of interests between being a doctor and also a covert operator? Why or why not.
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