![]() |
Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
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 do at the first stop the Worcester makes?
2. How does Maturin protect Yeats?
3. What is Mowett's title in the Navy?
4. Who disobeys the order to leave the birds on the ship alone?
5. Who gets mad about the treatment of the birds that land on the ship?
Short Essay Questions
1. What surprises Aubrey when he meets Thornton?
2. Why do the crewmen of the Worcester not want to transport Parsons?
3. How do the crew feel about the Worcester, and why?
4. What is the Worcester's nickname, and why?
5. What is strange about the practice runs done at sea with the cannons?
6. Why does Aubrey avoid Maturin when he first comes aboard the ship?
7. Why is Maturin excited to sail on the Worcester?
8. How is Maturin wounded?
9. What two events in this chapter cheer up Aubrey?
10. What do Maturin and Martin have in common, and what do they do together?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Where is comic relief present in the book, and how did these instances affect the main characters in the book?
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
How is Aubrey changed after his experiences on the Worcester, and how does this affect his life after the experience?
This section contains 560 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) |
![]() |