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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. While Aubrey and Maturin are up in the foretop, what sighting does the crew make?
2. What maneuvering is involved in getting Maturin and his patient to their destination?
3. What does Canning do to Maturin?
4. How does Aubrey use the H.M.S. Surprise as a kind of decoy in his initial encounter with Linois' ships?
5. What is the rumor in Bombay about the position of the French Armada?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Maturin's desired outcome for Canning not come to pass?
2. What do his interactions with Dil and Diana in chapter seven suggest about Maturin's view of his role with women?
3. How does Stanhope's ill health finally affect Aubrey and his crew?
4. What is the Marine Captain Etherege's approach to Maturin's desire to get satisfaction from Canning?
5. By the time the H.M.S. Surprise reaches Bombay, what is the condition of the ship and the crew and passengers?
6. How are the officers of the H.M.S. Surprise treated by the China fleet?
7. Why is Maturin's recovery of health surprising in chapter six?
8. Why is Maturin's meeting with Canning awkward?
9. What details about Diana's life in chapter seven suggest her morality might be questionable?
10. What is Maturin's reaction to Dil's death?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does the author use symbolism in the novel? How do the symbols contribute to the book?
Essay Topic 2
A long voyage could be compared to a person's life. The voyage of the H.M.S. Surprise is months long and filled with adventure as well as some tedium. How does the voyage with its unsuccessful mission represent Aubrey's life?
Essay Topic 3
Both Stephen Maturin and Jack Aubrey assert control of their destinies. Maturin has the advantage of fortune, but Aubrey's heroism gains him position as well. What about the two major female characters? Do Sophia and Diana have control over their own fates? How does each woman assert herself?
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