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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 Mowett scold Maturin for on the ship?

2. Why does Maturin take pity on Yeats?

3. What does Thornton talk to Maturin about during their visit together?

4. What is Aubrey's main personal problem?

5. What composer do Aubrey and Maturin discuss?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Maturin excited to sail on the Worcester?

2. How is Somers a danger to the whole ship?

3. What do Maturin and Martin have in common, and what do they do together?

4. How do the crew feel about the Worcester, and why?

5. What format is Chapter 4 set up in?

6. What surprises Aubrey when he meets Thornton?

7. What about Martin does Maturin not like, and what does he do about this?

8. Why is Aubrey so worried about Thornton's health?

9. Why is a blockade duty so wearing on a ship and its crew?

10. What is the Worcester's nickname, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are many secrets made, kept, and divulged in this book. What are some of these secrets, and how does their placement in the plot affect the course of the plot and the characters involved in the secrets?

Essay Topic 2

How does the setting of a ship affect the tone and action of the book?

Essay Topic 3

The separation of classes is quite a significant theme in this book. What are these classes, and how does this separation affect the characters belonging to them?

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