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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. Aubrey tells Maturin that inclosure involves a great deal of what in Chapter 3?

2. Who is the man that Stephen asks for directions to an inn from in Chapter 4?

3. Who does Stephen ask to hear stories about from the officers?

4. Jack and Stephen sail to Ushant on what ship?

5. Who won't be attending the fight on Wednesday since he will be attending a committee meeting in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Stephen and Philip Aubrey discuss during their travels in Chapter 8?

2. What letter does Jack receive in Chapter 6 from Sophie? What has she discovered?

3. What news does Stephen learn from Diana upon returning home in Chapter 8?

4. What is the principle concern of the men during the transfer to the Bellona in Chapter 4?

5. What news does Jack receive from Lord Keith upon arriving in Funchal in Chapter 10? What are his orders?

6. What arrives in the mail in Chapter 3? What does it regard?

7. Where do Jack and Stephen go after leaving the inn in Chapter 4? What stranger do they encounter there?

8. What discussion arises of Mr. Inigo Bernard in Chapter 5? Where does Stephen go in the end of the chapter?

9. When do Jack and Stephen return home in Chapter 10? How long do they stay?

10. What is Jack's response upon meeting Clarissa in Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the relationship between Sophie and Diana in the narrative. How are the Maturins and the Aubreys related? How long have Sophie and Diana known one another? How close are they?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the covert nature of Stephen Maturin's work within the Royal Navy. How did Stephen Maturin come to his position as the Spanish adviser? What clues are laid in the text to define Stephen as an intelligence officer?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the organization and structure of the Royal Navy during the period of the Napoleonic Wars. At what level of command is Jack Aubrey? Who is his superior? What ceremony is involved in the transfer of ships in the text and how realistic is this to history?

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