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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. Who is Maturin calling upon when he is assaulted?
(a) Villiers.
(b) Wogan.
(c) Aubrey.
(d) Johnson.
2. What causes Maturin to flee through the streets of Boston to Villiers' hotel?
(a) He is anxious to tell her he will marry her.
(b) He does not go to see Villiers.
(c) He is again beset with attackers.
(d) He is afraid she is about to be killed.
3. What does Maturin want from Herapath?
(a) A horse to ride to New York and escape via a ship from that port.
(b) Pistols for protection.
(c) Lessons on playing cricket.
(d) To borrow some money to bribe Aubrey's guards.
4. What is likely to happen with the escape of Aubrey and Maturin?
(a) The Shannon will head for England.
(b) The Shannon will be asked to leave American waters.
(c) The Shannon will take the three to find passage out of Cuba.
(d) The Chesapeake will likely come out to confront the Shannon.
5. Who does Maturin send to give a note to Aubrey?
(a) No one.
(b) Michael Herapath.
(c) Wogan.
(d) Villiers.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Maturin do in Villiers' room?
2. What does Villiers reveal when she returns to her room?
3. What is the initial topic of discussion between Maturin and Johnson?
4. What happens to Villiers?
5. Who is Caroline?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens that even in the midst of the drama of escape is humorous?
2. Who ambushes Maturin and what is humorous about his actions?
3. What happens to Maturin in Chapter 7 that makes it obvious that he needs to come up with a viable escape plan very soon?
4. Why does Maturin think Wogan does not know he disseminated bad intelligence and what do you think he should do about it?
5. What romantic complications add to the complexity of the novel?
6. Of what is George Herapath proud and what may be a little despicable about his attitude?
7. Who is Harry Johnson and what is his connection to Wogan?
8. Why is Mr. Herapath so happy to hear that Villiers is leaving the United States?
9. How does Maturin figure out that he has been identified as the intelligence officer and what is the implication?
10. Why do you think Aubrey feels it is justified to violate his "parole," which he gives as an officer and gentleman?
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