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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. In chapter one, with whom does Sophie Williams meet?
2. To what kind of lecture does Maturin go to in Chapter one?
3. What does Maragall arrange to ease Aubrey's arrival at Port Mahon?
4. In chapter one, what is the assignment of H.M.S. Lively?
5. How does Maturin react to what Sir Joseph tells him at their meeting after the lecture?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Maturin think of the possible consequences of the First Lord's mention of the doctor's name during a meeting?
2. Why is Nicolls almost inconsolable?
3. Why do Bonden and Killick stay with Stephen when they all return to England in chapter four?
4. Why is the voyage to Kampong be good for Stephen Maturin?
5. What set of circumstance allows Aubrey and some of his crew easy access to the French controlled Port Mahon?
6. Besides problems with previous debts, what other disadvantage is there for Aubrey when ashore in England?
7. What details does Aubrey omit from his letter to Sophie about the land raid he and the crew perform while headed for Minorca?
8. During the inspection, under Aubrey's command, what type of state does he want the vessel to be under?
9. What allusion does Maturin make while marooned on the rocks?
10. What is the condition of the prisoner Maturin when Aubrey's crew take him away from the prison?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Diana is a social outcast, but Maturin wants to rehabilitate her reputation. She, at one point, seems to give in to his proposal to save her by marrying him. Examine the motives of each of these characters in this relationship. Is success in this couple doomed from the start? Does either one understand what the other wants?
Essay Topic 3
A novel may have more than one theme, but each theme includes a subject and a verb. To say the theme of a poem is war, for instance, is incomplete. More appropriate would be to say the theme is that war is futile. Discuss a major theme in the novel H.M.S. Surprise. Explain why you believe it is a major theme and use evidence from the book to support your point.
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