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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. Chapter 1 takes place in the office of which top official at the Admiralty in London?

2. Where is The Yellow Admiral set?

3. Who arrives at the office of the Admiral in Chapter 1?

4. Who do Jack and Stephen meet who tells Jack that he has to take the carriage to Wooton in Chapter 3?

5. Jack Aubrey's financial problems stem from litigation due to the seizure of what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Sir Joseph Blaine encounter while walking home in Chapter 1? What information does he reveal?

2. What stories does Stephen ask to hear of from the officers in Chapter 5? What does this say of his nature?

3. What musical entertainment do the men enjoy after battle in Chapter 5? What takes Jack away?

4. Describe the fight in Chapter 3. Who wins the match? Who is there?

5. What is the state of the crew once the weather clears in Chapter 5? When does the battle begin?

6. What is holding the Bellona back from heading in to harbor on the fifth day at sea in Chapter 5?

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

8. What doubts does Jack harbor about the plans for the Chilean assignment in Chapter 10? How do they play out?

9. What does the schoolmaster teach his students on board the Bellona in Chapter 6? Why?

10. Who does Stephen discuss boxing with in Chapter 3? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Inigo Bernard? What clues are laid regarding his involvement in Spanish intelligence? Discuss Bernard's actions and how they impact the plot of The Yellow Admiral.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the friendship between Stephen and Jack in the narrative. What information do each of the men share with one another which might be considered dangerous? How does this illustrate the trust each man has in the other?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the actions of Sophie and Diana in Chapter 3. Why do the women choose to not notify Jack immediately of his orders? Whose idea is it to hide the orders? What result may these actions cause?

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