2. Who is Ned Johnson?
(a) The leader of a band of ruffians.
(b) Mr. Hough's butler.
(c) A liberated slaves off a slave ship.
(d) A former member of a pirate band.

3. Who arrives after Hornblower?
(a) Spendlove.
(b) Captain Fell.
(c) No one.
(d) Mr. Hough.

4. What is the Helmund transporting?
(a) Reinforcements.
(b) Livestock.
(c) Gold bullion.
(d) Slaves.

5. What does Hornblower offer?
(a) To allow Hooper the use of the Clorinda.
(b) To go back and set explosives in the caves.
(c) To take care of the problem with the pirates.
(d) To sail up the coast and draw the pirates with him.

6. About what is Hooper furious?
(a) The cost of the search party.
(b) The way Hornblower demands a pardon for the pirates.
(c) The way Mr. Hough treats Hornblower.
(d) The way Hornblower humiliates Lucy.

7. What does Ramsbottom rename his ship?
(a) The Desperate.
(b) The Avenging Angel.
(c) The Righteousness.
(d) The Deliverance.

8. What is the meal like aboard Ramsbottom's vessel?
(a) Typical seagoing fare.
(b) Average but good tasting.
(c) Excellent and complicated.
(d) Complicated and barely edible.

9. How does Ramsbottom appear physically?
(a) He has lost an arm in combat.
(b) He has several minor sword slash wounds but that's all.
(c) He is lying down and almost dead.
(d) He is unharmed.

10. Why does Hornblower advise against Hooper's plan as far as the pirates are concerned?
(a) It would be ineffectual.
(b) Too costly.
(c) It could allow the pirates to escape.
(d) It would make Hooper look weak if he loses the battle.

11. Who is Johnson sending to the governor?
(a) Captain Fell.
(b) Hornblower.
(c) Lucy Hough.
(d) Spendlove.

12. What does Hornblower find distasteful about the word millionaire?
(a) The fact that some men have so much money.
(b) That so much importance is attached to one's financial status as to determine a person's worth for marriage.
(c) The word being applied to an individual.
(d) He has never heard the word before, so he has no reaction to it.

13. How does Spendlove escape?
(a) He jumps into the water and swims to Montego Bay and then rides a horse.
(b) He bribes a guard.
(c) He does not escape.
(d) He tells Johnson he will bring back large sums of money.

14. What do Hornblower and Ramsbottom spend several evenings doing?
(a) Playing whist.
(b) Playing chess.
(c) Playing bridge.
(d) Playing darts.

15. What is the Helmond?
(a) A Dutch vessel aiding Ramsbottom in a blockade.
(b) A German vessel aiding Ramsbottom in a blockade.
(c) A German vessel captured by Ramsbottom.
(d) A Dutch vessel captured by Ramsbottom.