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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 is George Herapath proud?
(a) That he was a loyalist during the American Revolutionary War.
(b) That he has several flourishing plantations in the South.
(c) That his horses have seldom lost a race.
(d) That he is working undercover for the United States government.

2. What do Aubrey and Herapath plan?
(a) How to get Villiers safely to England.
(b) How to kill Dubreuil.
(c) How to get Maturin out of the hotel.
(d) How to waylay Johnson.

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

4. What causes Maturin to flee through the streets of Boston to Villiers' hotel?
(a) He is anxious to tell her he will marry her.
(b) He is again beset with attackers.
(c) He does not go to see Villiers.
(d) He is afraid she is about to be killed.

5. Upon whom does Maturin call?
(a) Evans.
(b) The Naval Intelligence office.
(c) Herapath.
(d) The English consulate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aubrey ask of George Herapath?

2. Who is cleared in a court martial?

3. What does Maturin want from Herapath?

4. Who does Maturin shoot dead?

5. How is Herapath tying to make a living?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Maturin think Wogan does not know he disseminated bad intelligence and what do you think he should do about it?

3. 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?

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

5. Why do you think Aubrey feels it is justified to violate his "parole," which he gives as an officer and gentleman?

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

7. Who ambushes Maturin and what is humorous about his actions?

8. What does Maturin find in Johnson's papers and what is the implication?

9. What romantic complications add to the complexity of the novel?

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

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