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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 Pullings' title in the Navy?

2. What does Aubrey do at the first stop the Worcester makes?

3. What have the birds eaten that might be dangerous to the crew?

4. Where does the Worcester make her first stop?

5. How is Maturin embarrassed when he first boards the Worcester?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Davis feel about Aubrey, and why?

2. What is the mission the Worcester has been sent on?

3. What format is Chapter 4 set up in?

4. Why do the crewmen of the Worcester not want to transport Parsons?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What do Aubrey and Maturin discuss about music?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How were the three Ionian leaders different from each other, and how did these differences affect Aubrey's decision in that area?

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

There were many characters in this book who were manipulated and persuaded to do things they did not want to do. What were some of these instances, and how were those characters affected by the manipulation?

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