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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. What is removed from McCullum's wound?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Just a tiny bit of clothing fragment.
(c) Just a piece of the ball.
(d) A ball and clothing fragments.

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

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

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

7. Why is Hornblower not concerned about the Castilla?
(a) Judging from her trim, she will need a dry dock right away.
(b) The Castilla has three of her main sails down.
(c) The Castilla is missing much of her crew who are laying in supplies on land.
(d) Atropos can easily outrun her.

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

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

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

11. How does Hornblower respond to news of the duel?
(a) He doesn't care one way or the other.
(b) He is furious.
(c) He is anxious.
(d) He is perplexed.

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(d) It is obsolete but still much more heavily armed than Atropos.

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

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

15. What will have to be used to enter the reinforced lazarette?
(a) Explosives.
(b) A special cutting tool.
(c) A diver's bell.
(d) A steel shark cage.

Short Answer Questions

1. To where does Atropos set sail?

2. What does Hornblower do during the salvage operations?

3. Why do they want to go in through the lazarette?

4. What does McCullum determine has to be done to recover the last container of gold?

5. How does Hornblower gain information from McCullum?

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