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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 does the group walk to the ship?
(a) Because it's foggy and no one will see them.
(b) Because the coach cannot hold them all.
(c) Because they need the fresh air.
(d) Because George Herapath has driven off with the coach.

2. Why is Herapath glad that Villiers is leaving?
(a) So Michael will marry Wogan.
(b) So Villiers can give some vital intelligence to England.
(c) So Wogan will start chasing after Johnson.
(d) He does not care about Villiers one way or the other.

3. What is Villiers to Maturin?
(a) His longtime love interest.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Good friends for many years.
(d) A contact in British intelligence.

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

5. Who takes the three fugitives on board?
(a) A Dutch frigate.
(b) The HMS Shannon.
(c) The HMS Java.
(d) A English freighter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Caroline?

2. How is Aubrey's arm?

3. What does Aubrey watch in the dense fog?

4. For what does it seem Villiers looks to Maturin?

5. What happens to Villiers?

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 humorous about Aubrey's daily observations of the bay?

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

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

5. 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?

6. Why would Maturin and Johnson have a discussion about birds and how does this discussion enhance the playful tone of the novel?

7. How does Maturin figure out that he has been identified as the intelligence officer and what is the implication?

8. Why does Maturin hedge about being an agent even though he has no intention of accepting the position?

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

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

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