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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the greatest danger from the wound?
(a) Continuing to open it up with movement.
(b) The lungs filling with fluid.
(c) Internal bleeding.
(d) Infection.

2. What does Hornblower call the supplies McCullum takes on board?
(a) Worthless.
(b) He has no opinion.
(c) Expensive.
(d) Strange.

3. What does the Mudir offer for the Atropos's continued presence?
(a) A couple carpenters to make a new mizzenmast.
(b) Some men to help the Atropos.
(c) Free supplies.
(d) Their friendship.

4. Where does Atropos see the Castilla?
(a) At Lisbonia.
(b) At Portilla.
(c) At Cartagena.
(d) At Seville.

5. How does Hornblower light the fuse?
(a) By dropping a live coal in the barrel.
(b) Through a hole in the barrel.
(c) Through a long pipe.
(d) By striking flint against the core.

6. What does Hornblower do as he sails for his destination?
(a) Fights off two privateers.
(b) Writes his report on the treasure salvage.
(c) Reconnoiters harbors.
(d) Drills his midshipmen for their exams.

7. What does the Mudir use as a reason that the Atropos should stay longer?
(a) Food is coming in by overland caravan.
(b) The townspeople are worried about marauders.
(c) A plague.
(d) Pirates nearby.

8. Where does Hornblower take Atropos in her bid for freedom?
(a) To the west passage.
(b) To the east channel.
(c) Due north.
(d) To the south channel.

9. Who does Hornblower summon to accompany him?
(a) Rhodes.
(b) McCullum.
(c) Eisenbeiss.
(d) The Prince.

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

11. Who accidentally falls overboard?
(a) The Prince.
(b) No one.
(c) John Jones.
(d) Eisenbeiss.

12. How much fuse do they need for the explosives?
(a) Very short so it cannot be put out.
(b) They don't use a fuse-type explosive.
(c) Many yards.
(d) About ten feet.

13. How many guns has the Castilla?
(a) 10.
(b) 44.
(c) 36.
(d) 72.

14. Where is the fuse placed?
(a) A watertight barrel.
(b) In a floating barrel.
(c) In the water by the hull.
(d) In a hole in the sand.

15. Why does Atropos slow down?
(a) She sees some bad reefs ahead.
(b) Her foresail is ripped.
(c) Her pinion cracked.
(d) To bait Castilla into following.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hornblower give Turner permission to do?

2. What is done with the barrel?

3. What does Hornblower have done to the man who fell overboard while climbing the rigging without permission?

4. What does Hornblower do to buy some time to save the man overboard?

5. What has leaked?

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