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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Aubrey tell Maturin about the card players he's been with?
(a) He won a bunch from them last night.
(b) They have been run out of town.
(c) They aren't cheating.
(d) They are sharpers.

2. What does Aubrey do to Herapath?
(a) Takes away one day of rations.
(b) Gives him ten lashes.
(c) Confines him to quarters.
(d) Admonishes him.

3. Who is Michael Herapath?
(a) Louisa Wogan's father.
(b) Louisa Wogan's admirer.
(c) Villiers' brother.
(d) Maturin's silent partner.

4. What did Villiers leave Maturin?
(a) A letter.
(b) A necklace.
(c) A painting of herself.
(d) A pocket watch.

5. What did Wogan kill in her lodgings?
(a) A rat.
(b) A sailor who was going to rape her.
(c) A mouse.
(d) A cat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are Killick and Bonden?

2. What does Maturin find at Villiers' apartments?

3. In what direction from the ship is the windless area normally encountered?

4. What did Wogan have that kept her in good physical shape?

5. What does Herapath ask of Maturin when Maturin goes ashore?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Maturin find at Villiers' apartments?

2. What does Pullings find after the storm?

3. What does the ship enter farther north than usual and what happens when it is there?

4. Who visits Aubrey often and what does he find Aubrey involved in with his initial visit in this book?

5. Maturin begins to mention Herapath to Wogan as a unique case--she claims an interest because she had seen his fall. It seems simple enough to Maturin, and soon enough he discusses Herapath with Wogan freely. All along, the three maintain their innocence. What do you think it means when Maturin thinks Wogan's explanation is dimple enough?

6. What is Aubrey doing at the beginning of the novel?

7. Who comes to call on Maturin after he leaves the Admiralty and what does he say?

8. Wogan's viewing of Aubrey's nude body is humorous and a fictional inversion of usual events. Why do you think the scene is an inversion of usual events?

9. What happens when the epidemic hits and who does Herapath replace?

10. Who is Lieutenant Grant and what is Aubrey's problem with him?

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