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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. How does Van Buren feel about the French?
2. What two types of animals does Maturin particularly enjoy watching at the monastery?
3. What does Maturin see the cup-bearer doing during the dinner?
4. How is Abdul executed?
5. How did Aubrey and Fox feel towards each other?
Short Essay Questions
1. What has caused the political riots occurring in Pulo Prabang when Maturin returns on leave?
2. What kind of arrangements does Maturin make in Batavia and why?
3. What is Fox's response to his situation and how does that affect Maturin?
4. What kind of news about the French delegation does Raffles tell Aubrey?
5. What kind of scandal do Aubrey and Maturin learn about that is occurring in England and how does Aubrey feel about it?
6. What class do the midshipmen find boring and what do they do about it?
7. Who is Van Buren and why does Maturin seek him out in Pulo Prabang?
8. How is Abjul executed?
9. Where does Maturin go on a leave and how did he get there?
10. What does Fox do to impress the Sultan? How does Aubrey prepare?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Most protagonists are a mixture of admirable traits and character flaws, and Jack Aubrey is no exception. Aubrey's insight and a nearly infallible instinct tends to carry him through the various perils he encounters, yet he is also plagued with doubts and is not above an occasional act of adultery.
1. Trace and analyze situations when Aubrey demonstrates his instinct for handling problems at sea. Give specific examples to illustrate your analysis.
2. Trace and analyze Aubrey's character flaws, especially his ineptness on land, with business ventures and wandering eye as far as women are concerned.
3. Discuss how you think Aubrey's admirable traits helped his career in the Navy? How does Aubrey hide his character flaws so they have not impeded his career. Do any of those under his command seem to notice these flaws? Who? How does the reader know this?
Essay Topic 2
In addition to understanding the war in which O'Brian's novels are set, it is quite helpful to have a basic understanding of nautical terminology and the types of ships and their armaments that were used during the early 1800s. Discuss the following:
1. Define ten of the most commonly-used shipboard terms and discuss how those terms are used in Thirteen Gun Salute.
2. What are the strengths and weaknesses of the ships used in the early 1800s?
3. How is the British navy organized during this period (early 1800s) and how different do you think it is organized today (including how one rises in rank)?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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