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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 kind of birds flocks over the blockade?

2. How do the crew feel during the blockade duty?

3. Why do the officers on the Worcester dislike Maturin?

4. Why does Maturin take pity on Yeats?

5. What is the Worcester crew made up of?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How is Somers a danger to the whole ship?

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

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

7. What happens when Maturin boards the Worcester?

8. Why is Maturin rarely at home?

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

10. What does blockade duty entail?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fear is a major motivating factor for a number of characters in this book. Which characters are most affected by this, and what are some of the different ways this fear is manifested?

Essay Topic 2

Training and education are topics of discussion in this book. Where do these topics appear in this book, and what affect do they have on the characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 3

The separation of classes is quite a significant theme in this book. What are these classes, and how does this separation affect the characters belonging to them?

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