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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. What legend does Hornblower recall upon hearing the news from the governor?
(a) The legend of St. Elizabeth of Hungary.
(b) The legend of Napoleon's youth.
(c) The legend of Napoleon's birth.
(d) The legend of Julian of Norwich.

2. 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) Both Hornblower and Fell believe the Estrella is out of reach.
(c) Fell believes the Estrella is out of reach but Hornblower believes otherwise.
(d) Hornblower believes the Estrella is out of reach but Fell believes otherwise.

3. What occupies Clorinda's days?
(a) Demonstrating seamanship to other English vessels.
(b) Sailing from port to port to supervise the dry dock activities of the West Indies fleet..
(c) Cruising in the West Indies in search of pirates or slave runners.
(d) Ferrying English settlers among the islands of the West Indies.

4. What does Fell figure he can earn by capturing Estrella del Sur?
(a) Nothing since it's not a slave ship.
(b) A citation and reassignment out of the tropics.
(c) 1000 pounds.
(d) 100 pounds.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What will break the restraint on the sea anchor?

2. How does Cambronne express his anguish?

3. Of what is Hornblower suspicious?

4. Upon whom does Hornblower decide to keep a close watch?

5. What does the Clorinda do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What would enable Fell to profit by the capture of the Estrella del Sur and by how much would he profit?

2. What vessel has Hornblower made his flagship in this chapter and what is the vessel doing?

3. How does Hornblower encounter the Estrella del Sur's captain and what does Hornblower do?

4. What does the governor warn Hornblower about, and how does Hornblower's facile political manipulations set up the captain of the Estrella del Sur?

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

6. After a period of introspection, what does Hornblower conclude Cambronne's plans are?

7. What is the cargo of the Daring according to the men of the Crab?

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

9. What is the Daring?

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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