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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 the second lieutenant's nickname?
2. What position does Blyth hold on the Diane?
3. How does the former captain of the Diane feel about Aubrey taking command of his boat?
4. What do Aubrey and Maturin do after Maturin enlists Ahmed?
5. What do Aubrey and Pullings establish?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do Aubrey and Maturin do after meeting with Fox?
2. What will complicate Aubrey's new mission?
3. What does Maturin think about doing about the ship they saw and what does he decide?
4. What kind of journey did Sir Joseph have from Corunna and why has he come to Lisbon?
5. What does Maturin think about Batavia and what is his hope?
6. Who does Maturin see on the ship and what does he think about it?
7. Who is the Surprise's first lieutenant and what is his qualification?
8. What ship is Aubrey in command of at the beginning of the book?
9. What does Surprise do after they finish with the ship they saw?
10. Who owns the Surprise and what kind of work does the owner do?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
There are a number of instances of foreshadowing in Thirteen Gun Salute. Many of these instances, readers will recognize as probable foreshadowing; others, the readers may not be aware until the event which is foreshadowed occurs. Discuss the following:
1. Define the literary term foreshadow. Why do you think authors foreshadow a future event? What might be a reader's reaction to a sudden tragic or wonderful event if there were no hints whatsoever that it might occur?
2. Find four events that are foreshadowed in and pair up the foreshadowing text with the event. Analyze each event to include the following: What is foreshadowed? Is the method O'Brian uses to foreshadow effective? Did you guess when a particular text was foreshadowing a future event? Did you guess what the event is?
3. Along with foreshadowing, symbolism usually plays a role in most works of fiction? How extensive is the use of symbolism in Thirteen Gun Salute? Is there enough symbolism to add depth to the writing? Interest to the writing? Explain your statements with examples.
Essay Topic 2
There are a number of literary elements that occur in many works of fiction. Irony is a means of increasing both the humor and the complexity of a story. O'Brien often includes irony in his Aubrey/Maturin series. Point of view is the way the story is narrated; all works of fiction have a point of view. Conflict is almost always present in a work of fiction. Discuss the following:
1. Define the literary terms irony, point of view and conflict.
2. Identify two instances of irony in Thirteen Gun Salute, offering examples from the text.
3. Identify the point of view of the novel and discuss why you think O'Brien chooses to use that particular point of view. Does the point of view seem to be the best one for Thirteen Gun Salute? Why or why not?
4. Identify two major conflicts in Thirteen Gun Salute. Are the conflicts completely resolved by the end of Thirteen Gun Salute? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Aubrey and Maturin are proper and respectable, Ledward and Wray are debauched and hated; and Aubrey and Maturin value honor and patriotism while Ledward and Wray are self-seeking traitors. Discuss the following:
1. How do you define the concept of "honor"?
2. Why do you think honor is so important to upper-class gentlemen?
3. Should Aubrey be held accountable and should it be considered a breach of his honor if he has given his word in good faith? Why or why not?
4. During the time period of Thirteen Gun Salute, duels are often fought over a question of honor, sometimes regarding issues that to the "modern" person seems a silly thing to fight a duel that could end up with one or both of the duelists dying. Do you think there is any issue of honor worth dying for? Why or why not? Give examples.
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