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

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

4. How much does Hornblower believe has been recovered?
(a) About 20,000 pounds.
(b) About 2,000,000 pounds.
(c) About 200,000 pounds.
(d) About 2,000 pounds.

5. What does Hornblower negotiate?
(a) Fees for watering and purchasing food.
(b) Fees for recovery of the Speedwell's cargo.
(c) Assistance from the Turks.
(d) Jurisdiction over the area where the Speedwell sank.

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

7. On what does Hornblower congratulate himself?
(a) His adroit handling of the enmity between Eisenbeiss and McCullum.
(b) His increased knowledge of salvage operations.
(c) His adroit handling of the Mudir.
(d) His increased ability to hold his breath under water.

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

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

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

11. Why does Hornblower like the Mudir's suggestion?
(a) Hornblower thinks the Mudir is being accommodating.
(b) Because the Mudir is attempting to find the provisions the ship needs.
(c) Hornblower has no opinion on the suggestion.
(d) It will justify a longer stay.

12. What is done with the barrel?
(a) Divers place it under the ship.
(b) Divers pull it on a long rope into the ship's core.
(c) Divers let it float above the ship.
(d) Divers drop it close to the ship.

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

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

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