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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 does Aubrey describe Sciahan?

2. Who represents Sciahan when Aubrey gets to his place?

3. What does Aubrey wrap the sinking hull with?

4. What happens when morale drops on the Worcester?

5. How does Ismail feel about Sciahan?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Aubrey like about Davis?

2. What ship is Aubrey given after the Worcester is declared unseaworthy, and why?

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

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

5. Why does Aubrey refuse to fire on the French ship anchored in the harbor?

6. Why does Harte give Aubrey the mission he does when he first takes command of the blockade?

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

8. What kind of illness does Aubrey battle while Maturin is away?

9. Why is it so surprising that Aubrey is able to defeat Mustapha?

10. Why is Aubrey so disappointed when the leaves the harbor where the French Consort was anchored?

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

Harte was a minor character in this book who made a huge impact on the plot. How did he accomplish this, and how would the plot have been altered had he not been included in the story line?

Essay Topic 3

How does the setting of a ship affect the tone and action of the book?

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