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

2. What is the weather like as Aubrey looks out over the harbor after the questioning?
(a) Dense fog.
(b) Snowy.
(c) Rainy.
(d) Clear and warm.

3. How does Maturin know Wogan does not suspect him of any treachery from their last encounter?
(a) Wogan is warm and friendly to Maturin.
(b) Wogan tells him she knows who betrayed Maturin.
(c) Wogan asks him for more documents.
(d) He is not sure how Wogan feels.

4. Who is aged, dissipated by alcohol, and fairly crass of speech?
(a) Villiers.
(b) Wogan.
(c) Alyers.
(d) George Herapath.

5. Of what does George Herapath assure Maturin?
(a) The opportunity to court his daughter.
(b) That the American Naval intelligence is quite efficient.
(c) Friendship and advocacy.
(d) Justice for Aubrey.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Aubrey, Maturin and Villiers get out of the harbor?

2. How does Maturin know about his newfound status?

3. How is Maturin threatened?

4. Why is Herapath glad that Villiers is leaving?

5. What does Aubrey think about in relation to Broke?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Wogan attempt to persuade Maturin to agree to and how do you think he may feel 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. Why is Mr. Herapath so happy to hear that Villiers is leaving the United States?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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