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

3. Who does Wogan blame for the false information she gives the Americans?
(a) Geroge Herapath.
(b) Aubrey.
(c) Maturin.
(d) Villiers.

4. How does Aubrey, Maturin and Villiers get out of the harbor?
(a) On board the Caroline.
(b) On the Arcuturas.
(c) Swimming.
(d) On a small boat.

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

6. What does Aubrey watch daily?
(a) The forays of the HMS Shannon.
(b) The meetings between Villiers and Naval Intelligence.
(c) The changing of the prison guard.
(d) The torture of his crew.

7. Why is Maturin going to marry Villiers?
(a) He thinks it is the best way to protect her.
(b) Because he loves her.
(c) So her American citizenship will be void.
(d) He has gotten her pregnant.

8. Upon whom does Maturin call?
(a) The English consulate.
(b) Herapath.
(c) The Naval Intelligence office.
(d) Evans.

9. Whose throat does Maturin slit with a scalpel?
(a) Villiers.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Wogan.
(d) Pontet-Canet.

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

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

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

13. What does Aubrey show Maturin later in the day after the attempted abduction?
(a) A pair of new Joe Manton pistols.
(b) A note from Herapath saying he is working on Aubrey's request.
(c) A sword.
(d) A derringer.

14. Of what do Johnson's plantation workers comprise?
(a) A large group of slaves, mostly his own progeny.
(b) Well-paid poor white farmers.
(c) He has no plantations to speak of.
(d) Well-paid freed slaves.

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