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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. Against what does Maturin warn Villiers?
(a) Staying in her room where Johnson can find her.
(b) Not to say anything about the marriage proposal to Johnson.
(c) Drinking too much.
(d) Saying too much.

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

3. Who is a private citizen with connections to American intelligence?
(a) Fred Herapath.
(b) Aubrey
(c) Harry Johnson.
(d) George Herapath.

4. What ship does Herapath intend to use to help Aubrey?
(a) The Booby Lou.
(b) The Caroline.
(c) The Java.
(d) The Arcturus.

5. How is Aubrey's arm?
(a) Much better.
(b) Completely recovered.
(c) Nearly unusable.
(d) It will never function properly again.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Philip Broke?

2. What causes Maturin to flee through the streets of Boston to Villiers' hotel?

3. What does Maturin want from Herapath?

4. Whose throat does Maturin slit with a scalpel?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

6. What is one thing that is perhaps likable about George Herapath?

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

8. Why is Mr. Herapath so happy to hear that Villiers is leaving the United States?

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

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

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