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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who are his attackers?
(a) A couple of sailors.
(b) Pontet-Canet and French thugs.
(c) Some ne'r do wells.
(d) An American who is killed when the Constitution engages with the HMS Java.

3. About what does the Navy department interview Aubrey?
(a) Some ancient and rather cryptic notes.
(b) A missive from Admiral Nelson.
(c) An order that is intercepted by the Americans.
(d) Maturin.

4. About what does Aubrey brood?
(a) His possible execution.
(b) The English defeats at sea.
(c) The loss of the use of his shattered arm.
(d) Being on American soil.

5. 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.

6. Upon what does Johnson spend vast sums of money?
(a) Horses.
(b) Obtaining intelligence.
(c) Slaves.
(d) Women.

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

8. How does Johnson respond to news of the assault on Maturin?
(a) He seems indifferent.
(b) He is nonplussed.
(c) He uses it to again threaten Maturin.
(d) He is outraged.

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

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

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

12. With whom did Villiers abscond a few months earlier?
(a) Johnson.
(b) George Herapath.
(c) Michael Herapath.
(d) Nelson.

13. What does Maturin do in Villiers' room?
(a) Clean his wounds.
(b) Tears it apart looking for a pistol.
(c) Hides under her bed covers.
(d) Hides in the armoire.

14. How is Herapath tying to make a living?
(a) Working for his father.
(b) Running guns.
(c) Horse breeding.
(d) Translating Chinese poetry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What ship does Herapath intend to use to help Aubrey?

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

3. Who is a private citizen with connections to American intelligence?

4. What does Aubrey watch daily?

5. As what is Maturin finally identified?

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