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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 is Maturin's first name?

2. What does Aubrey do before setting sail across the sea?

3. Why do birds land on the ship?

4. What hits Maturin on the head?

5. What causes a crew member to be so disobedient to the order about the birds?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Maturin and Martin have in common, and what do they do together?

2. How does Aubrey feel when Maturin is called to Spain, and why?

3. How is Somers a danger to the whole ship?

4. What does Aubrey do for the ship that impresses his crew?

5. What do Aubrey and Maturin discuss about music?

6. What two events in this chapter cheer up Aubrey?

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

8. What does Aubrey think of Sciahan Bey?

9. Why is Aubrey so worried about Thornton's health?

10. What news does Harte bring to Aubrey?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

The separation of classes is quite a significant theme in this book. What are these classes, and how does this separation affect the characters belonging to them?

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