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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Hornblower think Barbara may have married Leighton?
(a) Money.
(b) Politics.
(c) Love.
(d) Fear.

2. Who is the Governor-designate of Bombay?
(a) Captain Osborn.
(b) Lord Eastlake.
(c) Chief Longbeak.
(d) Hornblower.

3. Who does Bolton call "Sir Mucho Pomposo"?
(a) Bush.
(b) Hornblower.
(c) Travis.
(d) Leighton.

4. Before the Sutherland takes to the sea, what does Hornblower tell Bush to do?
(a) Work harder.
(b) Say goodbye to his family.
(c) Take a break.
(d) Find a new job.

5. What reason does Hornblower give for turning down the dinner invitation after dropping off the Indiamen convoy?
(a) The weather is going to get bad.
(b) He must immediately depart.
(c) He isn't allowed to dine there.
(d) He already ate.

6. What does Hornblower take when he captures the French brig?
(a) The flags.
(b) A bag of coins.
(c) Supplies.
(d) A prize crew.

7. How many Indiamen does the Sutherland escort?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

8. What does Hornblower want to control aboard the Sutherland?
(a) Stowaways.
(b) Criminals.
(c) Women.
(d) Vermin.

9. Who built the Sutherland?
(a) The Dutch.
(b) The French.
(c) The German.
(d) The English.

10. How does Hornblower describe the way he dresses while dining with the Leightons?
(a) Shabby.
(b) Expensive.
(c) Plain.
(d) Fancy.

11. How does the Sutherland react to the two French luggers?
(a) With flag waving.
(b) With cannon fire.
(c) They ignore the ships.
(d) With gun shot.

12. What does Hornblower have made after the French brig is captured?
(a) A dinner.
(b) A jacket.
(c) A flag.
(d) A medal.

13. Why does Sutherland post fliers in Chapter 1?
(a) To get help escaping the French.
(b) To undermine the King.
(c) To recruit crew members.
(d) To find a missing dog.

14. What is Llanza?
(a) A ship-of-the-line.
(b) A fortress.
(c) A capital city.
(d) A river.

15. What is weather like as the Sutherland escorts the Indiamen?
(a) Hot.
(b) Rough.
(c) Calm.
(d) Cold.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the French luggers a threat to the Sutherland?

2. In Chapter 5, what type of crew member does Hornblower want the most of?

3. What does Hornblower do while sailing along the Spanish coast?

4. What has the Sutherland done to the other ships in her squadron the day they set for the sea?

5. When the Sutherland sets out to sea, what other ships accompany it?

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