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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. Which of the following does Dillon believe to be Jack's biggest weakness?

2. Which of the following is the best synonym for the word illicit in the following sentence: The ship had an illicit cargo of quicksilver.

3. How many men does Stephen report to be killed?

4. How long did it take for the first hit to occur?

5. Which of the following is the best synonym for the word tome?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do Stephen and James discuss after dinner and why does Stephen find it pleasurable?

3. What does Jack do when the maintopgallantmast and foretosale fall and why?

4. What is Molly to Jack and of what importance is this to the novel?

5. What does Jack realize he must give up after he talks with Admiral Saumarex?

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

7. Despite his lack of knowledge about surgery, at what does Stephen excel?

8. Why does Admiral Keith tell Jack that he will probably never rise to pos-captain?

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

10. What is the decision at the court-martial in regards to Jack and his crew?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Jack's fate throughout the novel. What does he covet? Do you think Jack deserves what happens to him throughout the novel? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Jack as a youth as described by Lord Keith. Would he have made a good friend to you? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Make a comparison of this novel and the film. What parts are similar? What parts are significantly different? Why are there differences?

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