2. What is one thing Sharp and Hornblower are discussing?
(a) The Louisiana Purchase.
(b) The Napoleonic Wars.
(c) The Boer Wars.
(d) The slave trade.

3. What does Cambronne demand as verification?
(a) Hornblower's word as a gentleman and naval officer.
(b) That Hornblower leave two of his officers on board Daring as hostages until Cambronne can verify the information.
(c) To read the letter from Hornblower's superior.
(d) To escort the Crab back to port and verify it before the Daring will allow the Crab to depart without a fight.

4. How do the men of the Clorinda construct a large, truncated cone?
(a) With sail cloth and sparring.
(b) With bailing wire and wool.
(c) With sea sponges.
(d) With bailing wire and silk.

5. Who is the Estrella del Sur?
(a) A large schooner capable of exceptional speed.
(b) A retrofitted Spanish vessel that had been Napoleon's flagship.
(c) The flagship of the Spanish fleet in the West Indies.
(d) A retrofitted English vessel captured during the Napoleonic Wars.

6. What do ships-of-war gain from capturing slave ships?
(a) Head money.
(b) A citation.
(c) A rotation back to England.
(d) Choice assignments next time.

7. What keeps the sea anchor bundled up until Estrella reaches top speed?
(a) Two cotter pins.
(b) Paper wrapping.
(c) A length of wire.
(d) A length of spun yarn.

8. Who does Hornblower congratulate on the speed of his ship?
(a) The captain of the Estrella del sur.
(b) The captain of the Daring.
(c) The captain of the HMS Java.
(d) The captain of the Atlas.

9. What was the one thing Hornblower had not planned upon?
(a) That the pintle would be completely jerked off the ship.
(b) That the pintle would hold fast.
(c) That there would be so much cargo on the Estrella.
(d) The the sea anchor would cause the Estrella to keel over so badly.

10. How do Hornblower and Fell differ in their opinion of the situation?
(a) Both Hornblower and Fell believe the Estrella can be taken without an ensuing problem.
(b) Hornblower believes the Estrella is out of reach but Fell believes otherwise.
(c) Fell believes the Estrella is out of reach but Hornblower believes otherwise.
(d) Both Hornblower and Fell believe the Estrella is out of reach.

11. Who follows the Estrella out of port?
(a) A French frigate.
(b) The San Juan shore patrol.
(c) The Java and the Sutherland.
(d) The Clorinda.

12. What does Hornblower hope?
(a) That the Clorinda's increased speed because of off loading its cargo will now be fast enough to catch the Estrella.
(b) That the Estrella will gain the high seas without detecting the sea anchor.
(c) Captain Fell will be quick enough to take advantage of the slowed down Estrella.
(d) That the captain of the Estrella will be too drunk to sail well.

13. What is the ideal situation once the Estrella reaches high seas?
(a) The Estrella will sink.
(b) The sea anchor will slow down and the Clorinda will be able to close and board.
(c) The Estrella will becalm.
(d) The waves will be high enough to make the sea anchor work optimally.

14. What is a drogue?
(a) A ship that has only one mast.
(b) A captain gone astray.
(c) A sailor engaged in nefarious trade.
(d) A sea anchor.

15. Why is San Juan problematic as far as the capture of Estrella del Sur?
(a) It has declared itself against England.
(b) It is not under English rule.
(c) There are so many other Spanish vessels in port.
(d) It is a neutral port.