Ship of the Line | Short Answer Test Questions

Short Answer Questions

Directions: Answer each question with the appropriate short response.

Short Answer Questions - Chapters 1, 2, and 3

1. What successful cruise does Captain Horatio Hornblower come off of at the beginning of Chapter 1?

2. What role does Hornblower play on the HMS Sutherland?

3. Who asks Hornblower to work on the Sutherland?

4. What is Hornblower's main concern about working on the Sutherland?

5. What does Hornblower want to control aboard the Sutherland?

6. What does Hornblower most appreciate about the Sutherland?

7. What is Hornblower's concern about the stores on the Sutherland?

8. Who built the Sutherland?

9. How many guns are on the Sutherland?

10. How many more crew members are on the Sutherland than Hornblower's previous ship?

11. Why do criminals join the...
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