2. Of what crime is Villiers accused?
(a) Being a thief.
(b) Being in debt more than six months old.
(c) Being a spy.
(d) Being a prostitute.

3. What does Maturin do about the prisoners' illness?
(a) He allows it to spread so people will become immune.
(b) Tries to contain it.
(c) Cures it with medicine.
(d) He has no treatment for it.

4. What does Maturin find at Villiers' apartments?
(a) Her cat needing food.
(b) A stack of bills to pay.
(c) The place had been ransacked.
(d) The place was empty.

5. What is the windless place called that the ship encounters?
(a) Slow water sea.
(b) Breeze bay.
(c) The stills.
(d) The doldrums.

6. What nationality is Louisa Wogan?
(a) Italian.
(b) French.
(c) Spanish.
(d) American.

7. Who are Killick and Bonden?
(a) Aubrey's two best friends.
(b) Two lawyers suing Aubrey.
(c) A couple privateers.
(d) Two of Aubrey's former shipmates.

8. Who makes accusations against Villiers?
(a) Admiral Sievewright.
(b) The head of Scotland Yard.
(c) Captain Thigley.
(d) Lord Vassar.

9. Why does Sophie talk Aubrey into keeping the command of Leopard?
(a) So he will get some more pay.
(b) So he doesn't find out she's with child.
(c) To get him out to sea.
(d) So Maturin has something to do.

10. Who is Sophie?
(a) Aubrey's daughter.
(b) Aubrey's wife.
(c) Aubrey's mistress.
(d) The admiral's daughter.

11. Why does Maturin say yes to the request by naval intelligence?
(a) For the extra money.
(b) To retain his reputation.
(c) For the adventure.
(d) To find out what's really going on.

12. How does Wogan appear after the storm?
(a) Suicidal.
(b) Subdued but all right.
(c) Down heartened.
(d) In good spirits.

13. What is Aubrey doing as the novel opens?
(a) Coming up before the review board.
(b) Living a life of dissipation.
(c) Getting married.
(d) Hiring crew.

14. What does Wogan say as to why she is interested in Herapath?
(a) She thinks he's handsome.
(b) He reminds her of her brother.
(c) She knew him in London.
(d) She saw him fall.

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