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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many guns are on the Sutherland?
(a) 64.
(b) 54.
(c) 74.
(d) 44.

2. What does Hornblower discuss with Bolton during their first dinner together?
(a) Leaving the military.
(b) Military strategy.
(c) Their personal lives.
(d) Running for politics.

3. Why does Hornblower think Barbara may have married Leighton?
(a) Money.
(b) Politics.
(c) Fear.
(d) Love.

4. During their first dinner together, what does Bolton decide one of the ships-of-line should do?
(a) Be redone.
(b) Take tourists for a ride.
(c) Return to England.
(d) Look for prizes.

5. Out of all the topics Maria discussed with Barbara at dinner, which does Hornblower find annoying?
(a) Maria's pregnancy.
(b) Hornblower's career.
(c) The war.
(d) Barbara's marriage.

6. What part of the Sutherland is damaged when the luggers surround it?
(a) The window.
(b) The mast.
(c) The side.
(d) Nothing is damaged.

7. What does Hornblower take when he captures the French brig?
(a) A bag of coins.
(b) The flags.
(c) A prize crew.
(d) Supplies.

8. How many men from the Indiamen ships become part of the Sutherland's crew?
(a) 130.
(b) 120.
(c) 150.
(d) 140.

9. Who asks Hornblower to work on the Sutherland?
(a) Leighton.
(b) Bush.
(c) Bolton.
(d) The King.

10. How does the green crew handle the Sutherland when it first leaves port?
(a) They move slowly.
(b) They go too quickly.
(c) They move moderately ahead.
(d) They forget it's their turn to steer.

11. How does Hornblower feel toward his wife, Maria?
(a) Friendship.
(b) In love.
(c) Worried.
(d) Disinterested.

12. How do the military men aboard the Sutherland feel about the Indiamen's crew's work ethic?
(a) They think it is annoying.
(b) They think it is too strict.
(c) They think they don't have a work ethic.
(d) They think it is just right.

13. On the Sutherland, what do the new hands do before going below the decks?
(a) Get knighted.
(b) Bathe.
(c) Say a prayer.
(d) Show their paperwork.

14. How does the Sutherland react to the two French luggers?
(a) With flag waving.
(b) With cannon fire.
(c) With gun shot.
(d) They ignore the ships.

15. Who stays on the lower decks of the Sutherland?
(a) Children.
(b) Women.
(c) Crew members.
(d) Slaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hornblower think about as he tries to fall asleep after dinner with the Leightons?

2. What happened to the Sutherland after it was captured?

3. Why does Hornblower turn down the invitation for dinner after dropping off the Indiamen convoy?

4. In Chapter 5, what worries Hornblower about his personal finances?

5. How are some of Hornblower's crew treated while being given directions in Chapter 5?

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