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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 the fort that the men find appear?

2. What does Mr. Hairabedian do?

3. About what does Aubrey worry?

4. Where does the Admiral want Aubrey to go on his next assignment?

5. Besides his wife, who else has written Maturin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Major Pollock tell Aubrey and what is Aubrey's response?

2. Who leaves instructions for Aubrey and what are the orders?

3. What happens in Mrs. Fielding's home while Maturin sits in the dark awaiting her return?

4. What does Mr. Fielding falsely believe about Aubrey and how does that influence Mr. Fielding's choices?

5. What happens to the crew's supplies?

6. To whom does Aubrey make his report about the treasure ship and what is the person's reaction?

7. How does the crew fare on their hike and who is the exception?

8. How does Mrs. Fielding change the atmosphere on board the Surprise?

9. What are Maturin and Martin not affected by the weather as much?

10. Who are Mr. Honey and Mr. Maitland and how does Aubrey help them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following:

1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?

2. Analyze and discuss Treason's Harbour based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if it is a successful novel. Explain your rationale with specific examples.

3. Do you think the fact that Treason's Harbour falls within the genre of historical fiction changes the criteria upon which its success should be judged? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Treason's Harbour, like many, and perhaps a majority, of novels ends on a happy note. Discuss the following:

1. Why do you think many people want what they perceive as a happy or good ending to a novel? Explain your opinion. Do you? Why or why? not?

2. What are three reasons to read fiction? Discuss each one in light of Treason's Harbour and whether or not it fulfills all three, two or one of the reasons you mention. Give examples as to why Treason's Harbour is or is not successful in fulfilling the reasons you discuss.

3. Do you think reading solely for entertainment is as good a reason to read as any other? Why or why not? Can any work of fiction or non-fiction, no matter how poorly written, enlighten, teach, and stimulate thought? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following:

1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in Treason's Harbour.

2. Trace and analyze one major theme of Treason's Harbour. How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors and by the action?

3. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of Treason's Harbour. How are the themes represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors and by the action?

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