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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 does Jack insist upon doing while the Dedaigneuse approaches?

2. What do the men blow up?

3. When Stephen returned to Ireland after an eight-year absence what did he say he had forgotten?

4. Why does the Sophie head to Cape Salou?

5. What has Jack picked up from Molly?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens during the battle between the Sophie and the Cacafuego?

2. What does Stephen warn Jack about in regards to his relationship with Molly?

3. What does Mr. Ellis talk disparagingly about and of what importance is this within the novel?

4. For Stephen, what takes precedence over the spiritual emptiness of a life in the Navy?

5. Why does Jack go back to the Crown and what does he do while he is there?

6. What proves to Jack and the crew the ship with the blue ensign is from England?

7. Why was the ship down to just a quarter ration for water when they arrived in Minorca?

8. What changed about the way Molly was treated throughout the novel?

9. What does Stephen disagree with Dillon about in relation to the decision of Jack to continue to search for prize money?

10. When they are playing, what does Jack confide in Stephen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How was Jack's glory described throughout the novel? Was his glory justified? Do you believe Jack was justified in his constant search for prizes? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Describe why a doctor such as Stephen would be in poverty. Do you believe Stephen, who seems well educated, should be in poverty as he is? Do you think Jack is phased by Stephen's poverty?

Essay Topic 3

Describe how fate intervenes for various characters throughout the novel. Be sure to include specific examples from the novel to support your descriptions. Do you believe in fate? Why or why not?

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