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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Maturin go to see after speaking to Michael Herapath?
(a) Evans.
(b) A friend in the State Department.
(c) Wogan.
(d) George Herapath.

2. What does Villiers reveal when she returns to her room?
(a) That Aubrey has been murdered.
(b) That Johnson is dead.
(c) That she is unable to find help.
(d) That there are soldiers on every street corner.

3. About what does the Navy department interview Aubrey?
(a) Some ancient and rather cryptic notes.
(b) A missive from Admiral Nelson.
(c) Maturin.
(d) An order that is intercepted by the Americans.

4. How are Aubrey's men received?
(a) Suspiciously.
(b) With hostility.
(c) With kindness but they are also rationing food.
(d) With open arms and lots of food and water.

5. What does Maturin want from Herapath?
(a) A horse to ride to New York and escape via a ship from that port.
(b) To borrow some money to bribe Aubrey's guards.
(c) Pistols for protection.
(d) Lessons on playing cricket.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how many nautical miles does the ship cover daily?

2. Why does Maturin leave the cricket match?

3. What does the HMS Shannon do?

4. What happens to Villiers?

5. Over what does Maturin agonize when on board the La Flèche?

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