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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 disappoints Aubrey as he leaves the harbor where the French were anchored?

2. What happens when morale drops on the Worcester?

3. Where is Aubrey able to rendezvous with Maturin?

4. What does Aubrey wrap the sinking hull with?

5. What kind of regions is Aubrey told to be delicate around?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the political climate like in the Ionian Region at this time?

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

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

7. Why is is so hard for Aubrey to make an agreement with Sciahan at first?

8. What does Aubrey do while he waits for the ship of powder to arrive?

9. What does Aubrey like about Davis?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What caused Thornton to retire, and what were the reactions to this decision?

Essay Topic 2

Why was the inclusion of the theme of loneliness so ironic for this book, and what came of the loneliness felt by the main characters in the book?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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