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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 does Aubrey desperately want to do?
2. What does Villiers confide to Maturin?
3. Who is Mrs. Williams?
4. How does Aubrey act at the ball?
5. What does Maturin find irresistible about Villiers?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Maturin pass the time at the ball?
2. Where do Maturin and Villiers travel and what do they do?
3. What business does Maturin take care of while in Halifax?
4. Who pursues the Diligence and what is the outcome?
5. How does Smith behave during this waiting period and what is Aubrey's response?
6. Describe Stephen Maturin.
7. How are the HMS Shannon's crew and passengers greeted in Halifax?
8. What does Villiers confide in Maturin and how does he respond?
9. Why are Maturin, Aubrey and Villiers anxiously awaiting Captain Broke's recovery?
10. What is one of Villier's prized possessions and how does she come by it?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Most people and regular soldiers detest spies and the idea of spying. Spies are not considered in the same vein as soldiers in uniform and are not protected by the customs and regulations that govern the treatment of soldiers who are in uniform when captured. Maturin is a spy for the British government. Discuss one of the following:
1. Why do you think spies are not accorded any rights under many countries' laws and/or customs?
2. Even though all countries abhor spies, often even their own, they still spy, and men and women are still willing to be spies. Discuss why you think this is so.
3. Research and analyze the history of spying in either England, the United States or Russa.
4. Does Maturin seem the image of a typical spy as you visualize one? Why or why not.
Essay Topic 2
Often in O'Brian's series involving Jack Aubrey, his ship and/or life is saved by extraordinary means. Discuss the following:
1. Identify and analyze a time in the book when O'Brian makes free use of the technique of narrative contrivance to save Aubrey and his ship in The Surgeon's Mate.
2. Does the use of narrative contrivance diminish the impact of the plot? The believability of the storyline?
3. Is there any other way O'Brian could have a mixture of suspense and action while at the same time making certain the main characters are not killed?
Essay Topic 3
Aubrey, though very bright in many ways, is somewhat superstitious, a trait common to many sailors. Discuss the following:
1. What is superstition? Can you name a few common superstitions? Do any of them seem to have any validity in logic?
2. Why do you think sailors have the reputation for being superstitious? Do you think it is true? What occurs in The Surgeon's Mate that is explained by or attributed to superstition? Are there other explanations for the occurrences?
3. What are some of the superstitions you are familiar with that sailors seem to believe? Do you believe any of them? Why or why not?
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