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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What type of fuse does the crew construct on the next attempt at demolition?
(a) Fuseless.
(b) Twisted fuse.
(c) Braided fuse.
(d) Flying fuse.

4. What has leaked?
(a) The explosive jacket.
(b) The fuse house.
(c) The boom.
(d) Nothing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is McCullum?

2. What does the Turkish vessel do once Atropos is in open seas?

3. What does Eisenbeiss want to do for McCullum?

4. What is removed from McCullum's wound?

5. What does Hornblower do during the salvage operations?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the first attempt at using an explosive device and what is decided as a result.

2. Describe the capture of the Castilla.

3. Describe how the treasure is stored and how it is recovered.

4. What does the Mudir tell Hornblower and what are Hornblower's assumptions from the information?

5. Where does Atropos sail and from whom does Hornblower receive a dinner invitation?

6. Who wants to go with Hornblower and the Prince and why doesn't Hornblower allow him?

7. Describe the beginning preparations for the salvage operation.

8. Describe Hornblower's interaction with the Mudir.

9. What besides the fortresses has appeared to cause problems for the Atropos?

10. How does the Atropos crew pass the time while the salvage operations are being conducted and how much is ultimately recovered?

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