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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 bay does Hornblower look out over where he is sitting on a rocky ledge?
(a) Hispaneola.
(b) Montego.
(c) Metriola.
(d) Jamaicana.

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

3. For what activity does Ramsbottom have a penchant?
(a) Hurley.
(b) Yachting in the military style.
(c) Rugby.
(d) Polo.

4. Why won't any of the men take the letter to the governor?
(a) Fear of imprisonment.
(b) Too hard a walk.
(c) They think Johnson will tell the governor about the meeting between Lucy and Hornblower.
(d) They think Johnson will double cross them.

5. Where does Hornblower write a brief letter?
(a) On his linen shirt.
(b) On the flyleaf of a book.
(c) On a scrap of paper.
(d) On the bark of a tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Hornblower tour the brig?

2. What happens to the Helmond's artillery guns?

3. What do they have to do when the boat grounds?

4. What is the name of Ramsbottom's yacht?

5. Where does Ramsbottom say he is going to sail?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Hornblower and Spendlove figure they are?

2. Describe Charles Ramsbottom.

3. What are the implications of the capture of the Helmond?

4. What happens immediately upon Hornblower's return that is disconcerting to him?

5. How do Hornblower and the governor disagree and what does Hornblower do about it for the moment?

6. Why does Hornblower quickly leave Curaçao and where does he go?

7. Who has kidnapped Hornblower and Spendlove and what are the demands?

8. Who does Hornblower meet ashore at Puerto Cabello and what ensues while Hornblower is ashore?

9. What does Hornblower believe about Lucy Hough and Spendlove, yet what indications are there that Hornblower is incorrect in his observations?

10. Who appears at breakfast and how does he get there?

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