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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 guns are on the Kitabi?

2. What marks Aubrey's victory against Mustapha?

3. Why does Aubrey make a certain restriction when entering the harbor where the French are anchored?

4. How did Aubrey once save Davis?

5. Who is Aubrey commanded to deliver on his new ship?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What daring move does Aubrey make to defeat Mustapha at the end of the book?

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

8. What do the men on the Worcester think of Aubrey when they leave the harbor where the French consort is anchored?

9. What does Aubrey think of Mustapha?

10. What competition is held on Aubrey's new ship, and who wins?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Where is comic relief present in the book, and how did these instances affect the main characters in the book?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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