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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. Why is Maturin going to marry Villiers?
(a) So her American citizenship will be void.
(b) He thinks it is the best way to protect her.
(c) Because he loves her.
(d) He has gotten her pregnant.

2. How does Maturin know about his newfound status?
(a) He is contacted by Scotland Yard.
(b) Wogan behaves differently to him.
(c) He receives an award.
(d) He is contacted by Charles Darwin.

3. Who goes into the hotel to retrieve Maturin and Villiers?
(a) Aubrey.
(b) Michael Herapath.
(c) Wogan.
(d) George Herapath.

4. Why does Maturin speak to a priest?
(a) To talk about his upcoming marriage.
(b) To confess that he commited treason.
(c) To confess killing a man.
(d) To ask after an old friend who is a Catholic priest in Boston.

5. What does Aubrey watch daily?
(a) The forays of the HMS Shannon.
(b) The changing of the prison guard.
(c) The meetings between Villiers and Naval Intelligence.
(d) The torture of his crew.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what does George Herapath assure Maturin?

2. Upon whom does George Herapath dote?

3. Upon what does Johnson spend vast sums of money?

4. What does Maturin want from Herapath?

5. How is Aubrey's arm?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do you think is interesting about the fact that Johnson spends large sums of money and time gathering intelligence for the United States and is it likely that someone would do that in this age?

2. What is Mr. Herapath's task in the scheme to effect an escape for Villiers, Aubrey and Maturin and how does he fail at it? What does this say about Mr. Herapath?

3. Who is Harry Johnson and what is his connection to Wogan?

4. How does Michael Herapath earn a living and why is this odd?

5. About what does Maturin caution Villiers and why do you think he does so?

6. What happens to Maturin in Chapter 7 that makes it obvious that he needs to come up with a viable escape plan very soon?

7. What does Wogan attempt to persuade Maturin to agree to and how do you think he may feel about it?

8. What is humorous about Aubrey's daily observations of the bay?

9. How does Villiers seem to Maturin and what actions has she taken that were unwise?

10. How does George Herapath's attitude towards Wogan seem ironic or hypocritical?

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