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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Leighton toast Hornblower during their dinner together?
(a) For him to have healthy children.
(b) For riches.
(c) For him to live a long life.
(d) For success on the seas.

5. What is Hornblower offered for his services, escorting the Indiamen?
(a) An award.
(b) A better title.
(c) A fancy dinner.
(d) A bag of money.

6. Why is the Sutherland able to escape the French luggers?
(a) The French agree to help them.
(b) The French ships are damaged.
(c) The French are too slow.
(d) The French get lost.

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

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

9. Why do criminals join the Royal Navy?
(a) To repent for their crimes.
(b) To run from the police.
(c) To explain the criminal mind to others.
(d) To avoid going to prison.

10. What happened to the Sutherland after it was captured?
(a) It was put on display.
(b) It was burned.
(c) It was stripped of its weapons.
(d) It was redesigned.

11. Who built the Sutherland?
(a) The French.
(b) The Dutch.
(c) The English.
(d) The German.

12. Who does Bolton call "Sir Mucho Pomposo"?
(a) Hornblower.
(b) Bush.
(c) Travis.
(d) Leighton.

13. When do the two French luggers appear?
(a) Before they reach Brest.
(b) After they pass Brest.
(c) When they are in Brest.
(d) A day after they leave Brest.

14. How does Hornblower describe the way he dresses while dining with the Leightons?
(a) Expensive.
(b) Plain.
(c) Shabby.
(d) Fancy.

15. How does the Sutherland crew respond after the French lugger attack?
(a) They cry.
(b) They are silent.
(c) They yell at each other.
(d) They cheer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What direction does the Sutherland lead the Indiamen?

2. What is Llanza?

3. Before the Sutherland takes to the sea, what does Hornblower tell Bush to do?

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

5. How many men total does Hornblower desire on his ship in Chapter 5?

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