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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. Where does Hornblower direct the Crab to sail?
(a) Cape Horn.
(b) The Tobago Channel.
(c) The Straits of Magellan.
(d) St. Helena.

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

3. What is Hornblower's new flagship?
(a) Leopard.
(b) Clorinda.
(c) Atlas.
(d) Java.

4. What type of freight will the Daring be taking on shortly?
(a) Wine.
(b) Guns.
(c) Bonded.
(d) Comodities.

5. What concerns Hornblower about Cambronne's possible destination and purpose?
(a) It could upset the balance of power in the West Indies.
(b) It could embroil Europe in a round of costly bloodshed.
(c) It could liberate Barbados from English rule.
(d) It could cause Spain to declare war on France and England could be dragged into such action.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would happen should Clorinda capture Estrella del Sur close to San Juan?

2. Of what is Hornblower suspicious?

3. What cargo does the Estreela del Sur often carry?

4. Of what does the Governor remind Hornblower?

5. What is the name of the present flagship?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the capture of the Estrella del Sur by the Clorinda.

2. How large is the fleet Rear Admiral Hornblower commands and why is his flagship one of the lesser vessels?

3. What does Sharpe tell Hornblower about who has hired the Daring.

4. Who commands the Clorinda and what is his financial situation?

5. How do Fell and Hornblower differ on whether the Estrella's capture is still possible and why would that be so devastating to Fell? What does Hornblower decide to do?

6. How is Hornblower not up to his usual powers of observation and deduction?

7. What does Hornblower tell Cambronne when Hornblower boards the Daring?

8. What has been done while Hornblower was verbally sparring with the captain of the Estrella del Sur?

9. Where has Cambronne actually gone and what prevents Hornblower from following him immediately?

10. If Cambronne is undertaking the mission which Hornblower believes he is doing, why is Hornblower concerned and what does Hornblower determine to do?

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