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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 say the Navy does not stock their ships well with?

2. What kind of people will the Worcester deliver to destinations?

3. How does Aubrey feel when Maturin is called away?

4. What does Maturin try to teach Graham about?

5. What is Pullings' title in the Navy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Thornton choose to focus so much on the Ionian region?

2. What is strange about the practice runs done at sea with the cannons?

3. What does blockade duty entail?

4. Why does Aubrey choose to captain the Worcester even though he doesn't want to?

5. How do the crew feel about the Worcester, and why?

6. Why is a blockade duty so wearing on a ship and its crew?

7. What about Martin does Maturin not like, and what does he do about this?

8. Why is Maturin excited to sail on the Worcester?

9. What causes the Jemmapes to flee from the altercation with the Worcester?

10. How does Aubrey feel when Maturin is called to Spain, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What caused Thornton to retire, and what were the reactions to this decision?

Essay Topic 2

Harte was a minor character in this book who made a huge impact on the plot. How did he accomplish this, and how would the plot have been altered had he not been included in the story line?

Essay Topic 3

War is a major theme in this book. Where does this theme appear, and what effects does the inclusion of this theme have on the tone and message of the book?

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