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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 composer do Aubrey and Maturin discuss?

2. Why is Aubrey so worried about Thornton's health?

3. What does Aubrey say the Navy does not stock their ships well with?

4. What diminishes Martin's love for the Navy?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when a strong wind blows birds over the ship?

2. What format is Chapter 4 set up in?

3. What is the mission the Worcester has been sent on?

4. What happens when Maturin boards the Worcester?

5. What two events in this chapter cheer up Aubrey?

6. How is Maturin wounded?

7. What do Aubrey and Maturin discuss about music?

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

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

10. What does blockade duty entail?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are many secrets made, kept, and divulged in this book. What are some of these secrets, and how does their placement in the plot affect the course of the plot and the characters involved in the secrets?

Essay Topic 2

How do people respond to the optimism of Martin, and what are their reasons for this?

Essay Topic 3

How does the setting of a ship affect the tone and action of the book?

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