2. What does Barbara talk about while she is riding in a carriage with her husband before he departs?
(a) Her plans during his absence.
(b) Her worries that he will not return.
(c) The preparations she has made.
(d) His son.

3. What rank is Hornblower going to be promoted to at the beginning of the book?
(a) Captain.
(b) Commander.
(c) Admiral.
(d) Commodore.

4. What kind of ship is the Harvey?
(a) Sloop.
(b) Frigate.
(c) Cutter.
(d) Bomb Ketch.

5. Who wakes Hornblower on his first morning on the ship?
(a) Brown.
(b) Braun.
(c) The sun.
(d) Bush.

6. Who is Hauptman an agent for?
(a) Germany.
(b) India.
(c) Finland.
(d) Prussia.

7. What is the name of the ship leading the flotilla through the Sound?
(a) Clam.
(b) Nonsuch.
(c) Harvey.
(d) Lotus.

8. What is the group of ships under Hornblower's command called?
(a) Sailing Troop.
(b) Flotilla.
(c) Fleet.
(d) Command.

9. What is the name of the captain of the first ship entering the Sound?
(a) Vickery.
(b) Vikrum.
(c) Victor.
(d) Vickman.

10. Where is the second ship to contact Hornblower after he has trapped the Blanchefleur from?
(a) Russia.
(b) America.
(c) Sweden.
(d) France.

11. Where is Hornblower commanded to go at his earliest convenience at the beginning of the book?
(a) Cheapside.
(b) London.
(c) Smallbridge.
(d) Sussex.

12. What country's forces are sure to fire on the ship as they travel through the Sound?
(a) Denmark.
(b) Russia.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Spain.

13. Which ship from the flotilla runs aground while chasing the Blanchefleur?
(a) Raven.
(b) Nonsuch.
(c) Lotus.
(d) Clam.

14. What month does this book begin in?
(a) July.
(b) June.
(c) August.
(d) April.

15. What town does Hornblower live in when he is on land?
(a) London.
(b) Smallbridge.
(c) Sussex,
(d) Cheapside.