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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 happens when the crew fires on the first practice session?
2. How does Maturin protect Yeats?
3. What about Graham is said to be nearly perfect?
4. What is the name of Maturin's wife?
5. Why do birds land on the ship?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is a blockade duty so wearing on a ship and its crew?
2. What format is Chapter 4 set up in?
3. What surprises Aubrey when he meets Thornton?
4. Please explain the relationship between Maturin and his wife.
5. What happens when Maturin boards the Worcester?
6. What two events in this chapter cheer up Aubrey?
7. What does blockade duty entail?
8. What is the mission the Worcester has been sent on?
9. How is Somers a danger to the whole ship?
10. Why does Aubrey get so excited when he sees Latham and his ship join the blockade?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Training and education are topics of discussion in this book. Where do these topics appear in this book, and what affect do they have on the characters involved in those scenes?
Essay Topic 2
Where is comic relief present in the book, and how did these instances affect the main characters in the book?
Essay Topic 3
What is strange about the relationship between Maturin and his wife, and what bearing does this have on his career?
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