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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Aubrey refuse to do?
(a) Hand over any money.
(b) Answer a challenge for a duel.
(c) File a lawsuit.
(d) File for bankruptcy.

2. What does Maturin buy Villiers?
(a) Passage back to America.
(b) An expensive gown.
(c) A pearl necklace.
(d) Passage back to Brazil.

3. What is notable about Harry Johnson?
(a) He is a civilian engaged in intelligence work on his own for the United States.
(b) He works for the underground railroad.
(c) He is a well-published author on warfare.
(d) He is distantly related to the King of England.

4. Who does Aubrey find?
(a) His business manager.
(b) His mother-in-law.
(c) His lawyer.
(d) Sophie and his children.

5. Who is Kimber?
(a) Aubrey's business agent.
(b) Aubrey's best friend back in England.
(c) Aubrey's cousin and lawyer.
(d) Aubrey's brother-in-law.

6. What does Blaine suggest to Aubrey?
(a) That he spend some time at home before a new assignemnt.
(b) That Aubrey try to get a new assignment quickly before summons can be engendered.
(c) That Aubrey travel with Maturin.
(d) A competent attorney.

7. Who is Beck?
(a) A local intelligence officer.
(b) The man who brought Maturin a rare plant specimen.
(c) The owner of the Inn where Maturin is staying.
(d) Another doctor who teaches at the medical college.

8. What is the Diligence?
(a) A fishing vessel of English registry.
(b) A US vessel that is captured by the Shannon.
(c) The ship on which Aubrey, Maturin and Villiers sail to Enland.
(d) A merchant vessel of Canadian registry.

9. What is Aubrey asked to do repeatedly?
(a) Introduce Villiers to the crowd.
(b) Show his battle wound.
(c) Have a flagon of ale on the house.
(d) Recount the battle scene from his perspective.

10. Where are the wounded transferred?
(a) To a ship that's headed for England that day.
(b) They are not transferred.
(c) To a larger ship that has a good infirmary.
(d) To a hospital ashore.

11. What does Aubrey do when he first makes land?
(a) Finds out where his surviving children are.
(b) Reunites with Kimber.
(c) Goes to file his lenthly preliminary report to naval authorities.
(d) Finds out where his wife is buried.

12. What has Aubrey become?
(a) Idle.
(b) Somewhat of a recluse.
(c) Restless.
(d) A local hero.

13. What is Harry Johnson's financial situation?
(a) His financial status is not mentioned.
(b) He is almost penniless having spent his fortune funding the revolutionary war.
(c) He is penniless but is hoping for an investment in a slaver vessel to turn that around.
(d) He is extremely wealthy.

14. About what do men comment concerning Villiers?
(a) Her exceptional beauty.
(b) Her reluctance to engage in social conversation.
(c) Her sad countenance.
(d) Her tendency to flitter about.

15. What does Maturin advise Aubrey?
(a) To not fret over things he cannot control.
(b) To send his children to boarding school.
(c) To take the second vessel carrying the recovering wounded.
(d) To borrow money from his wealthy father-in-law.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Maturin's final speech fare?

2. What goes on for weeks?

3. What scares Smith as she and Aubrey walk outside?

4. In what type of work has Maturin been recently engaged?

5. What is the town celebrating?

(see the answer keys)

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