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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 causes the crew discomfort?

2. Who is Aubrey ordered to seek out and protect?

3. Upon what criteria are promotions based?

4. What does the First Secretary promise Aubrey?

5. About what is the Admiral disappointed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the capture of a French privateer by the Surprise.

2. How does the Egyptian Wind affect sailing?

3. With what is the Admiral most concerned about the events surrounding the treasure ship's trickery?

4. What concerns the men when they arrive at the fort, but what happens in the end?

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

6. What happens to the crew's supplies?

7. What are conditions like for the men on board the Niobe?

8. How do the men survive the remainder of their desert trek and in what kind of shape are they in at the end of their march?

9. What seems to demonstrate that Aubrey's failure to gain the treasure will not be held against him?

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

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

Maturin acts as a covert agency for the Crown and has become involved with helping Mrs. Fielding, who has been "forced" into spying in order to protect her husband.

1. What sort of covert operations does Maturin undertake? How similar do you think his covert operations are to that of an organization such as the CIA of today?

2. How much does Maturin's covert operations effect good outcomes for the British during Treason's Harbour? How is Matruin unable to use his covert operations to "save the day" in the pursuit of the treasure ship?

3. Do you see any conflict of interests between being a doctor and also a covert operator? Why or why not.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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 such as the hike through the dessert and wandering eye as far as women are concerned.

3. Discuss how you think Aubrey's admirable traits helped him obtain a high rank 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?

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