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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 take with his as he heads to meet with the potentates?

2. What will the potentates bargain for?

3. What does Aubrey not like about Mustapha's ambitions?

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

5. What causes the Ionaion Region's political climate to dissolve at the end of the book?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Aubrey like about Davis?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Thornton turn his command over to Harte?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is strange about the relationship between Maturin and his wife, and what bearing does this have on his career?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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