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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 know Mercedes?

2. What is important for Aubrey to know about the potentates he will be meeting with?

3. How does Aubrey describe Sciahan?

4. Who owns the Kitabi?

5. How does Aubrey combat his loneliness when Maturin is gone?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Aubrey feel when the Worcester is declared as unseawothy?

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

4. What does Aubrey think of Ismail Bey?

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

6. What does Aubrey think of Mustapha?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fear is a major motivating factor for a number of characters in this book. Which characters are most affected by this, and what are some of the different ways this fear is manifested?

Essay Topic 2

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

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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