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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 region is Thornton most worried about with the blockade?

2. How many guns are on the Jemmapes?

3. What is Mowett's title in the Navy?

4. Why do the crew not want to deliver people to destinations?

5. What does Maturin say his wife does brilliantly?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Martin convince people to not hurt the birds?

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

4. Please explain the relationship between Maturin and his wife.

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

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

7. What does blockade duty entail?

8. Why does Aubrey get so excited when he sees Latham and his ship join the blockade?

9. Why does Aubrey avoid Maturin when he first comes aboard the ship?

10. Why is Maturin rarely at home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Patrick O'Brian presents the idea that there are two sides to every man. Choose three of the characters from the book and write about their dual natures and how this duality affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 2

Where is comic relief present in the book, and how did these instances affect the main characters in the book?

Essay Topic 3

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

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