View a FREE sample

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 patient is Maturin?

2. What does Thornton talk to Maturin about during their visit together?

3. What does Maturin say his wife does brilliantly?

4. Who disobeys the order to leave the birds on the ship alone?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does blockade duty entail?

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

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

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

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

10. What happens when Maturin boards the Worcester?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

How were the three Ionian leaders different from each other, and how did these differences affect Aubrey's decision in that area?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 585 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample