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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. How many ships does Aubrey defeat at the end of the book?

2. What is Davis's first name?

3. What do the "old timers" on the ship say about Aubrey when he leaves the harbor with the French consort?

4. Why did things not go as expected for Aubrey when he went into the harbor with the French consort?

5. What does Aubrey work to improve near Sciahan before the battles begin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mustapha do when he hears Aubrey has aligned himself with Sciahan?

2. What does Aubrey think of Mustapha?

3. What does Aubrey do to try and save the sinking Worcester?

4. What does Maturin do at the clandestine meeting, and why?

5. What causes the delay of the powder promised to Sciahan?

6. What is Aubrey's first mission on his new ship?

7. What does Aubrey hope to do when he gets to Mahon early?

8. What does Aubrey think of Sciahan Bey?

9. Why is Aubrey not able to do what he wanted at Mahon?

10. Why does Graham opt for a long negotiation in the Ionian Region?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Despair was an emotion that affected a number of the characters in this book. Which characters were most affected by despair, and how did this change the course of the plot branches they were involved in?

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?

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