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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hornblower do while sailing along the Spanish coast?
(a) Have several victories.
(b) Lose a few crew members.
(c) Sell off some of his supplies.
(d) Get lost.

2. How many men total does Hornblower desire on his ship in Chapter 5?
(a) 400.
(b) 500.
(c) 600.
(d) 700.

3. How many convoys break off in Chapter 6?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

4. What is Hornblower's concern about the stores on the Sutherland?
(a) Having someone take inventory.
(b) Keeping them fresh.
(c) Getting enough of them.
(d) Hiding his ration.

5. How does Hornblower feel when the Sutherland finally leaves port?
(a) Irritated.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Sick.

6. In Chapter 6, why is Hornblower in a foul mood?
(a) Because a merchant ship hit the Sutherland.
(b) Because he hates the merchant ships.
(c) Because he is seasick.
(d) Because the crew is seasick.

7. Who is the Governor-designate of Bombay?
(a) Chief Longbeak.
(b) Captain Osborn.
(c) Hornblower.
(d) Lord Eastlake.

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

9. How does Hornblower describe the lower decks of the Sutherland?
(a) Dark.
(b) Worrisome.
(c) Dirty.
(d) Immoral.

10. How does Hornblower's crew change after the French lugger attack?
(a) They talk more.
(b) They are more sad.
(c) They are unchanged.
(d) They work faster.

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

12. What part of the lugger is damaged when they surround the Sutherland?
(a) The mast.
(b) The side.
(c) The window.
(d) Nothing is damaged.

13. What has the Sutherland done to the other ships in her squadron the day they set for the sea?
(a) She held up their progress.
(b) She got them lost.
(c) She bumped into a few of them.
(d) She kept them on track.

14. How does Hornblower describe the Sutherland?
(a) Tall.
(b) Ugly.
(c) Unstable.
(d) Worthless.

15. How does Hornblower feel about the green crew's first attempt to handle the Sutherland?
(a) He is worried.
(b) He is embarrassed.
(c) He is at ease.
(d) He is proud.

Short Answer Questions

1. After setting out to sea, what happens to several of the new crew members on the Sutherland?

2. What successful cruise does Captain Horatio Hornblower come off of at the beginning of Chapter 1?

3. How does Maria describe Barbara after their dinner together?

4. In Chapter 5, how does Hornblower describe the way he readied the Sutherland?

5. Who does Bolton casually disregard while having dinner with Hornblower?

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