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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what does Hornblower try to convince the Turks?
(a) He is fleeing an American privateer.
(b) He is waiting for a French privateer.
(c) He is fleeing a French man-o-war.
(d) He is searching for a French squadron.

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

3. In what has the gold been stored?
(a) Just bars stacked in the hold.
(b) Iron pots.
(c) Three massive chests.
(d) Canvas bags.

4. Who comes aboard the Atropos?
(a) The local Mudir.
(b) A Turkish diver of great repute.
(c) An English resident in the area.
(d) No one.

5. What is one Turkish ship like that Hornblower notices?
(a) It is smaller than Atropos but carries far more carronades.
(b) It is signaling to someone else.
(c) It is obsolete but still much more heavily armed than Atropos.
(d) It is flying French colours.

6. Where is McCullum?
(a) On the ship.
(b) In a hospital on the mainland.
(c) In a small boat headed to the mainland.
(d) Dead.

7. What does McCullum determine has to be done to recover the last container of gold?
(a) A larger hold must be worked in the larazette.
(b) The entire ship has to be demolished.
(c) Someone has to be able to dig under the hull in the sand.
(d) The last container of gold is not recoverable.

8. Who is one person who places the explosives under the wreck?
(a) Hammer.
(b) McCullum.
(c) Headley.
(d) Looney.

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

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

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

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

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

14. What does the Mudir suggest?
(a) The Atropos should sail around to the other side of the island.
(b) The Atropos should exchange goods rather than outright purchasing them.
(c) The Atropos should try some of the local foods.
(d) The Atropos will have to remain for awhile to fully provision.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the gunner's name?

2. Who demands to go with the Prince?

3. Where are McCullum's chances of survival best?

4. Where does Atropos see the Castilla?

5. To where does Atropos set sail?

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