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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. Who scores a knockout in the boxing fight in Chapter 3?

2. Who are the Maturins going to stay with until they straighten out their finances and buy their own house in Chapter 1?

3. Aubrey tells Maturin that inclosure involves a great deal of what in Chapter 3?

4. Who is the man that Stephen asks for directions to an inn from in Chapter 4?

5. Maturin had served as the surgeon on what ship with Aubrey in his crusade against slavery?

Short Essay Questions

1. What indication is alluded that Stephen is working for intelligence in Chapter 4?

2. What conversation takes place between Sir Blaine and Stephen regarding Don Diego in Chapter 7? What information does Stephen provide?

3. What does Stephen reveal to Jack about his position in the Navy in Chapter 8?

4. Where do Jack and Stephen go in Chapter 2 after Stephen's arrival? What is discussed of their financial problems?

5. How long are Jack and Stephen at sea on the Bellona before heading inland in Chapter 5? What do the officers and crew do in the meantime?

6. What reprimand did Admiral Stranraer give to Jack in Chapter 4? Why does the admiral ask to speak to Stephen?

7. Where do Jack and Stephen go after leaving the inn in Chapter 4? What stranger do they encounter there?

8. What musical entertainment do the men enjoy after battle in Chapter 5? What takes Jack away?

9. Who arrives at the Aubrey household on Thursday in Chapter 2? What do these men discuss?

10. What is foreshadowed about the inclosure laws in Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Sir Joseph Blaine's assessment of Jack Aubrey's situation with Admiral Stranraer. How would Jack go about getting a flag, despite the admiral's negative dispatches?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the setting in The Yellow Admiral as Jack and Stephen head to sea. How is the imagery of the sea and ships different than O'Brien's depictions of London and Dorset?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the character Stephen Maturin. How old is Maturin? How is his daughter disabled? How long has he been friends with the protagonist? What role does he serve in the narrative?

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