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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who cries out in admiration for Guy Fawkes?
2. What is wrong with the duke who is mentioned by Clarissa?
3. What does Clarissa elicit from the men?
4. What does the Surprise do?
5. Why has Martin avoided Clarissa?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Truelove is one book in a series of novels involving Captain Aubrey and Dr. Maturin. Discuss the following.
1. What are a couple advantages of writing a series of novels about the same characters? Use examples.
2. What are a couple disadvantages of writing a series of novels about the same characters? Use examples.
3. Do you prefer to read a standalone book, or a series of books with the same main characters? Explain your response.
4. Do you think it is easier, more difficult, or about the same to write a standalone book versus one in a series? Explain your answer.
Essay Topic 2
There are a number of literary elements that occur in many works of fiction. Irony is a means of increasing both the humor and the complexity of a story. O'Brien often includes irony in his Aubrey/Maturin series. Point of view is the way the story is narrated; all works of fiction have a point of view. Conflict is almost always present in a work of fiction. Discuss the following:
1. Define the literary terms irony, point of view and conflict.
2. Identify two instances of irony in Truelove, offering examples from the text.
3. Identify the point of view of the novel and discuss why you think O'Brien chooses to use that particular point of view. Does the point of view seem to be the best one for THE TRUELOVE? Why or why not.
4. Identfiy two major conflicts in THE TRUELOVE. Are the conflicts completely resolved by the end of THE TRUELOVE? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
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. Aubrey has an adulterous affair with a young native woman . Do you think this is how an officer and gentleman comports himself? Why or why not?
3. In the present military in the United States, both officers and enlisted can be held for court martial for adultery or having sexual relations with someone of inferior rank. Why do you think this is so? Do you agree with the policy?
4. In the time in which THE TRUELOVE 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?
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