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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 is the name of Dundas's ship?

2. How many guns are on the Jemmapes?

3. What does Aubrey spend a small fortune on for the ship?

4. What is the nick-name of the Worcester?

5. Who is badly injured after the run-in with the Jemmapes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Maturin and Martin have in common, and what do they do together?

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

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

4. What format is Chapter 4 set up in?

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

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

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

8. Why do the crewmen of the Worcester not want to transport Parsons?

9. What happens when Maturin boards the Worcester?

10. How is Maturin wounded?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Symbolism is a very prevalent literary device used by Patrick O'Brian. What are some of these symbols, and how does their presence affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

How is Aubrey changed after his experiences on the Worcester, and how does this affect his life after the experience?

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