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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. Where do Jack and Stephen stop on their way home after the committee meeting in Chapter 3?

2. What refers to the act of appropriating land, especially common land, by putting a hedge or other barrier around it?

3. The Yellow Admiral is set in what century?

4. Who is Jack Aubrey's coxswain?

5. What is the name of Stephen Maturin's wife?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What ship does the Bellona encounter in the beginning of Chapter 6? Where?

3. What news does Stephen report to Sir Blaine in Chapter 7 regarding the battle?

4. Where before Chapter 4 was Stephen Maturin referenced as being involved in intelligence?

5. Where do Jack and Stephen sail on the Ringle in Chapter 4? What do they do on board?

6. What is the state of the crew once the weather clears in Chapter 5? When does the battle begin?

7. Who dies in Chapter 5? How?

8. What does the schoolmaster teach his students on board the Bellona in Chapter 6? Why?

9. What is holding the Bellona back from heading in to harbor on the fifth day at sea in Chapter 5?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe the death of Geoghegan in Chapter 5. What symbolism and imagery is used in this depiction? How does Geoghegan's death reflect the themes of the novel?

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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