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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What other information does Turner obtain?
(a) That a French man-o-war is shortly expected.
(b) Very little.
(c) That the HMS Leopard just left.
(d) That the English fleet under Lord Cuthbert just left.

2. With whom is Hornblower invited to dine?
(a) The chief of the predominant native tribe.
(b) The Governor.
(c) The Captain of a Dutch merchant vessel.
(d) The Admiral of the Maltese fleet.

3. Under whose care is McCullum placed?
(a) Eisenbeiss.
(b) A missionary doctor.
(c) The doctor ashore.
(d) The Admiral's personal physician.

4. Who leads the boarding party onto the Castilla?
(a) Jones.
(b) Hornblower.
(c) The first mate.
(d) The captain of the other English ship.

5. What surprises Hornblower?
(a) The Castilla is listing badly in the water.
(b) The French man-o-war Lafayette is attacking the Castilla.
(c) There are two English frigates surrounding the Castilla.
(d) The Castilla chases the Atropos.

6. What does Hornblower do during the salvage operations?
(a) Writes letters.
(b) Talks with the Mudir.
(c) Feels anxious.
(d) Drills the crew.

7. Who fights a duel?
(a) McCullum and Lieutenant Jones.
(b) McCullum and Jones.
(c) McCullum and the Prince.
(d) McCullum and Eisenbeiss.

8. Where does Atropos anchor?
(a) Just outside of the bay.
(b) As close to the sinking of the Speedwell as Turner can remember.
(c) On the other side of the bay.
(d) The Atropos is docked rather than anchored.

9. How is the silver in the Speedwell stored?
(a) Chests.
(b) Iron pots.
(c) Pottery.
(d) Bags.

10. With what does Looney return after diving down to the ship?
(a) Pieces of the bomb.
(b) A silver shilling.
(c) Nothing.
(d) The entire barrel.

11. Where does Atropos go after discharging the treasure?
(a) England.
(b) In search of Collingwood's fleet.
(c) The coast off of Brest.
(d) The Straits of Magellan.

12. What does Hornblower do to buy some time to save the man overboard?
(a) Pretends to signal to a fleet.
(b) Throws casks of flammable oil in Atropos's wake.
(c) Signals a parley request.
(d) Nothing; Atropos is far enough ahead to be able to take some down time.

13. Why do they want to go in through the lazarette?
(a) It is the only part of the hull not under the sand.
(b) It is faced away from the land so the natives cannot see what is going on.
(c) It is the weakest wall of the ship.
(d) It is where the gold and silver was stored.

14. What will prevent entrance into the sunken Speedwell?
(a) Nothing.
(b) It is buried too deeply into the sand.
(c) A group of hundreds of sharks.
(d) The hatches are all closed.

15. What does Eisenbeiss do as soon as the ship is still?
(a) Goes ashore to search for laudanum.
(b) Performs surgery on McCullum.
(c) Goes ashore to see if he can find a surgeon.
(d) Tries to slip away from the ship.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Mudir suggest?

2. What does Hornblower assume about the Mudir's request?

3. In what kind of shape are the ships after the fighting?

4. What bargain does the Mudir offer Hornblower?

5. Who purchases the Atropos?

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