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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. Where does Aubrey meet with Sophie when he leaves the Grapes?
2. How does Maturin aid in Aubrey's rescue attempt at Port Mahon?
3. What does Aubrey leave on the H.M.S. Surprise as a token of an earlier encounter?
4. At the beginning of the book, with whom is Dr. Stephen Maturin recently involved romantically?
5. How does Mrs. Williams react to Aubrey's situation in chapter four?
Short Essay Questions
1. If the sea can represent peace to someone like Aubrey, how are the results of the terrible storm ironic?
2. How does Jack Aubrey come to command the H.M.S. Lively?
3. What do Aubrey and his men intend to do when they gather at the prison where Maturin is being held?
4. What does Maturin think of the possible consequences of the First Lord's mention of the doctor's name during a meeting?
5. Describe the encounter between Aubrey's crew members and the French guard detail at the prison.
6. Why is the voyage to Kampong be good for Stephen Maturin?
7. What special advantage is there in Aubrey's capturing of the French gunboat?
8. What details does Aubrey omit from his letter to Sophie about the land raid he and the crew perform while headed for Minorca?
9. What allusion does Maturin make while marooned on the rocks?
10. Why does Maturin discuss Captain Jack Aubrey with Sophie?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Political influence, then as now, often gets things done. Describe how political influence is used in the novel by both Maturin and Sir Joseph.
Essay Topic 2
How does the author use symbolism in the novel? How do the symbols contribute to the book?
Essay Topic 3
Early in the novel, the Chinese and Japanese of the crew on the H.M.S. Lively massacre every one of the French men during the engagement near Cape Gooseberry. Aubrey leaves out the details of the violence when he writes to Sophia about the victory. Why do you think the pressed sailors are so brutal? By leaving out the details of the bloodshed, from what is Aubrey trying to protect Sophia? Is the excessive violence due to a cultural difference? What do you think Aubrey has to say about that?
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