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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. Why are the English surprised the Sultan is hesitant to accept their offer?
2. What does Dumesnil tell Aubrey about the Cornelie?
3. What type of network does Van Buren have?
4. How did the crew feel about Fox?
5. How did Aubrey and Fox feel towards each other?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Van Buren and why does Maturin seek him out in Pulo Prabang?
2. What island does Diane approach when the wind dies and she gets caught in a current?
3. What kind of arrangements does Maturin make in Batavia and why?
4. What does Fox believe and what does he do about the French delegation?
5. What does Maturin bring to van Buren's house and what do the two men do?
6. How does the crew work on the Diane and what does Aubrey do with them?
7. How does Maturin and van Buren's relationship evolve?
8. Why can't Maturin collect specimens while on leave?
9. How does van Buren assist Maturin?
10. What kind of news about the French delegation does Raffles tell Aubrey?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Aubrey is an officer and a gentleman and is therefore accorded more respect and trust even in enemy territory than the common sailor. Discuss the following:
1. Does it seem likely that officers are usually more trustworthy than enlisted men back then? What about today? Why or why not?
2. In the present military in the United States, both officers and enlisted can be held for court martial for consorting with a foreign national while in another country such as in the "bawdy-house" in Pulo Prabang. Why do you think this is so? Do you agree with the policy?
3. In the time in which Thirteen Gun Salute is set, an officer's word was assumed to always be good; whereas a non-officer was not considered trustworthy. What is the flaw in this standard? Do you think it affects the moral and/or morals of non-officers? How? What about the morale of each group?
Essay Topic 2
Most protagonists are a mixture of admirable traits and character flaws, and Jack Aubrey is no exception. Aubrey's insight and a nearly infallible instinct tends to carry him through the various perils he encounters, yet he is also plagued with doubts and is not above an occasional act of adultery.
1. Trace and analyze situations when Aubrey demonstrates his instinct for handling problems at sea. Give specific examples to illustrate your analysis.
2. Trace and analyze Aubrey's character flaws, especially his ineptness on land, with business ventures and wandering eye as far as women are concerned.
3. Discuss how you think Aubrey's admirable traits helped his career in the Navy? How does Aubrey hide his character flaws so they have not impeded his career. Do any of those under his command seem to notice these flaws? Who? How does the reader know this?
Essay Topic 3
Though Thirteen Gun Salute is probably more action driven rather than character driven, obviously there are several characters who make the novel what it is. Discuss one of the following:
1. Compare/contrast the characters of Aubrey and Maturin. How are they similar? How are they different? Would you consider one of them a stronger character than the other? How does each of them add to the story?
2. Compare/contrast the characters of Maturin and Sir Joseph. How are they similar? How are they different? Would you consider one of them a stronger character than the other? How does each of them add to the story?
3. Thoroughly analyze the character of Jack Aubrey, discussing both his strong and weak points and how both affect the outcome of the plot.
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