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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does Hornblower gain information from McCullum?
(a) By threats.
(b) Patience and humility.
(c) McCullum is still too ill to be of any help.
(d) Bribery.

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

5. What does Eisenbeiss say is required if McCullum is to live?
(a) A rare herb.
(b) Eisenbeiss is not sure how to save McCullum.
(c) McCullum has to want to live.
(d) Drastic action.

6. Where does Atropos go with the treasure?
(a) England.
(b) Gibraltar.
(c) Malta.
(d) Batavia.

7. Why does Hornblower put a spring under the Atropos anchor?
(a) To make it easier to quickly heave anchor.
(b) To give the Atropos more buoyancy with all the gold and silver weight.
(c) He wants Atropos to stay in the harbor for some time--he suggests pirates may be about the area.
(d) To help the Atropos maintain trim in the coming storm.

8. What English ship does the Atropos finally encounter?
(a) HMS Essex.
(b) HMS Leopard.
(c) HMS Nightingale.
(d) HMS Shannon.

9. What will happen to Eisenbeiss if McCullum dies?
(a) Flogging or worse.
(b) Nothing; it was a fair duel.
(c) Imprisonment for life.
(d) Monetary penalty.

10. Around what is the fuse wrapped?
(a) A large coil.
(b) A cannon ball.
(c) Nothing.
(d) An iron rod.

11. In what kind of shape are the ships after the fighting?
(a) None of the ships is damaged much at all.
(b) The English ship that Atropos meets is slowly sinking and Atropos and Castilla have little damage.
(c) The two English ships sustain light damage and the Castilla is listing even worse than before.
(d) All three are heavily damaged.

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

13. What does Hornblower give Turner permission to do?
(a) Bribe the Mudir.
(b) Kidnap the Mudir.
(c) Assassinate the Mudir.
(d) Bribe the Governor.

14. Where does Eisenbeiss think the bullet is lodged?
(a) McCullum's scapula.
(b) In McCullum's right lung.
(c) In McCullum's shoulder blade.
(d) Next to the heart.

15. What bargain does the Mudir offer Hornblower?
(a) Hand over the treasure and they will live.
(b) Hand over the treasure he's taken on board and he can have the rest he can recover.
(c) Give them 1/4 of the treasure.
(d) Give them half the treasure.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much fuse do they need for the explosives?

2. Of what does Hornblower try to convince the Turks?

3. What is done with the barrel?

4. What is the gunner's name?

5. With what does Looney return after diving down to the ship?

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