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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who takes charge of the ship after the battle with the Dutch?
(a) Pullings.
(b) Babbington.
(c) Grant.
(d) Maturin.
2. Why are the wind and waves so heavy where Leopard is located?
(a) They are so far south.
(b) They are near the west coast of South America.
(c) They are so far north.
(d) They are almost in the Pacific.
3. What kind of stalemate does Maturin have to break?
(a) Between Wogan and Herapath.
(b) Between Grand and Aubrey.
(c) Between Aubrey and Putnam.
(d) Between Aubrey and Wogan.
4. What happens when Leopard hits a submerged iceberg?
(a) It comes up out of the water.
(b) It splits in half.
(c) It wrenches the boat.
(d) It gets stuck on the ice.
5. What does Boswell predict?
(a) The ship will wreck on the South American coast.
(b) A fight between Herapath and Maturin.
(c) A confrontation with Waakzaamheid.
(d) An unlucky voyage for Leopard.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Maturin see medically in the crew?
2. What does Aubrey do to strengthen the standing rigging?
3. What does Maturin tell Putnam when he works on him?
4. What does the part of the crew that takes the boats and leave the ship take with them?
5. About what does Babbington warn Grant?
Short Essay Questions
1. La Fayette has a forge but Aubrey cannot in good conscience request a favor--England and America are nearly at war. Likewise, Putnam, La Fayette's master, will not request favors from Aubrey. Do you think it is strange that on an island in the middle of nowhere a ship's captain wouldn't be bound by some rule of hospitality? Why or why not?
2. How does Aubrey feel when the Dutch ship sinks?
3. What decision of Aubrey's does Grant criticize?
4. Why is the Leopard outclassed by the Waakzaamheid?
5. Of particular interest is the technical discussion concerning scurvy and Maturin's rather ridiculous speech regarding the desirability of flatulence. Indeed, the medical practices of the time are compelling and, one leaves one wondering about their efficacy. What do you think the mortality rate for medical treatment in those times might be? Explain your answer.
6. The novel thus ends with Leopard ready to sail and Maturin finally freed of his weighty intelligence responsibilities. Do you think this ending was complete?
7. While the crew works, Maturin visits a small island in the bay--it is so encumbered of strange life that Maturin christens it Paradise. Why do you think Maturin named the island Paradise considering it is near Antarctica and is probably pretty cold?
8. From what is the ship saved right after it makes safe harbor at Desolation Island?
9. Why does Leopard end up too far south?
10. What does the crew do after being safely anchored and what repair is impossible and why?
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