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

2. Why does Hornblower denounce his crew after the French lugger attack?
(a) Because the crew shouldn't gloat.
(b) Because the crew moved too slowly.
(c) Because the French will come back.
(d) Because the French ships were puny.

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

4. How does Hornblower show his pleasure with the crew after the lugger attack?
(a) He gives out awards.
(b) He learns some of their names.
(c) He tells them he is pleased.
(d) He gives them raises.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many guns are on the Sutherland?

2. How do Hornblower and Maria get home after their dinner at the Leightons'?

3. What does Hornblower most appreciate about the Sutherland?

4. How is Hornblower able to sail so close to the Spanish and French shore in Chapter 10?

5. Out of all the topics Maria discussed with Barbara at dinner, which does Hornblower find annoying?

Short Essay Questions

1. What worries from home does Hornblower take with him onto the Sutherland?

2. What does the Sutherland look like?

3. In Chapter 5, why does Hornblower worry so much about the crew?

4. Why does Hornblower have a difficult time falling asleep in Chapter 4?

5. How are the new crew treated aboard the Sutherland?

6. What is Hornblower's opinion of Bolton?

7. What does Hornblower do with his favorite sword in Chapter 5?

8. What happens when Bolton and Hornblower have dinner in Chapter 9?

9. What does Hornblower capture from the Spanish fortress?

10. What is Hornblower offered as a reward for his work helping the Indianmen ships arrive safely?

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