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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. How did the prisoners' quarters appear after the storm?
(a) Vile and filthy.
(b) The same as when started.
(c) About the same as the rest of the ship.
(d) Clean and neat.

2. What happens when Herapath goes aloft?
(a) He accidentally knocks someone off the ropes.
(b) He gets afraid and won't come down.
(c) He falls onto the deck.
(d) He falls in the water.

3. With whom does Maturin think Villiers might have taken up again?
(a) Mr. Johnson.
(b) Mr. Hawthorne.
(c) Mr. Black.
(d) Mr. Peterson.

4. How does the crew feel about Wogan?
(a) Wants to hang her for being a spy.
(b) Desires her as a woman.
(c) Wants to set her free in South America.
(d) Dislikes her for being a traitor.

5. Why has Villiers left her apartment?
(a) She has been convicted of burglary.
(b) She hasn't paid her debts.
(c) She is going to be arrested.
(d) She was picked up for pickpocketing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nationality is Louisa Wogan?

2. Who is Diana Villiers?

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

4. Who are Killick and Bonden?

5. To where has Villiers fled?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why has Villiers left her home?

3. What does Pullings find after the storm?

4. 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?

5. Grant subtly but constantly criticizes Aubrey's handling of the ship--an irritating trait in any man but particularly when directed at such an obvious nautical genius as Aubrey. Why do you think Grant continues to criticize a captain who is obviously a superior seaman?

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

7. Who is Louisa Wogan and what happened to her?

8. Who does Aubrey encounter as they leave Brazil and what does he find out?

9. What is Sophie doing about Aubrey's excesses?

10. What does Aubrey find when he inspects the prisoners' quarters and what happens when he sees Wogan?

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