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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 Maturin obtain for Villiers?
2. What does Villiers' diamond necklace feature?
3. How does Aubrey find his home?
4. What news does Smith spread far and wide?
5. How does Maturin respond to attempts by Frenchman to use him as a courier?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the meeting and interaction between Aubrey and Amanda Smith.
2. Describe Jack Aubrey.
3. How does Maturin pass the time at the ball?
4. What does Villiers confide in Maturin and how does he respond?
5. Why is Aubrey particularly unhappy ashore?
6. Why are Maturin, Aubrey and Villiers anxiously awaiting Captain Broke's recovery?
7. Describe Sophie Aubrey.
8. What is the situation with Aubrey, Maturin and Villiers at the opening of THE SURGEON'S MATE?
9. What happens in the encounter between Aubrey and several businessmen who call upon him?
10. How are the HMS Shannon's crew and passengers greeted in Halifax?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Though the author O'Brian may or may not have such personal views on women, the way women are characterized in his naval series is often less than complimentary. Discuss one of the following:
1. Present and analyze the treatment of women in The Surgeon's Mate. How is it that women such as Amanda Smith and Diana Villiers receive contempt for sexual relations outside of marriage while the men (such as Aubrey) do not?
2. O'Brian is trying to be historically accurate, so is his treatment of women in his book(s) justified?
3. Is there any way O'Brian could have presented women in a more positive light and still stayed historically accurate? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
Though the author O'Brian may or may not have such personal views on women, the way women are characterized in his naval series is often less than complimentary. Discuss one of the following:
1. Present and analyze the treatment of women in THE SURGEON'S MATE. How is it that women such as Amanda Smith and Diana Villiers receive contempt for sexual relations outside of marriage while the men (such as Aubrey who also commits adultery) do not?
2. O'Brian is trying to be historically accurate, so is his treatment of women in his book(s) justified?
3. Is there any way O'Brian could have presented women in a more positive light as other than whore or wife and still stayed historically accurate? Explain.
Essay Topic 3
Patrick O'Brian has tried as much as possible to use historical events and facts around which to weave his work of fiction. Discuss the following:
1. Do you think THE SURGEON'S MATE qualifies as historical fiction? Why or why not?
2. If much of the events in the book are historical, what surprises you about the way the events play out?
3. Do you think the culture of that era is more or less advanced than you imagined? Explain.
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