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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. Of what do Johnson's plantation workers comprise?
(a) Well-paid freed slaves.
(b) A large group of slaves, mostly his own progeny.
(c) Well-paid poor white farmers.
(d) He has no plantations to speak of.

2. What does Aubrey ask of George Herapath?
(a) To speak to the Navy Intelligence on Aubrey's behave.
(b) To shelter Villiers.
(c) Help and silence.
(d) To tell him who Dubreuil is.

3. Who does Maturin shoot dead?
(a) Villiers.
(b) No one.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Dubreuil.

4. How does George Herapath view the current war?
(a) That it will be short lived.
(b) Justified.
(c) Deplorable and ridiculous.
(d) As an affront to English might.

5. What does the HMS Shannon do?
(a) Blows up.
(b) Signals with lanterns to Aubrey.
(c) Attacks the docks in the Boston harbor.
(d) Takes a look into the harbor as Aubrey is watching.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maturin find among Johnson's papers?

2. Where does George Herapath live during the American Revolutionary War?

3. How does Aubrey respond to the Navy's questions?

4. Where does Villiers go after Maturin collapses?

5. Who calls on Maturin at Asclepia?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Of what is George Herapath proud and what may be a little despicable about his attitude?

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

4. How does Maturin explain his engagement to Villiers to Aubrey and what does this engagement say about Maturin's character?

5. What happens that even in the midst of the drama of escape is humorous?

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

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

8. What does Maturin do that seems contrary to his work as a doctor?

9. 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?

10. 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?

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