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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. What is Hornblower's main concern about working on the Sutherland?
(a) Making enough money.
(b) Having enough crew.
(c) Leaving his wife.
(d) Brining enough food.

2. How many more crew members are on the Sutherland than Hornblower's previous ship?
(a) Three times.
(b) Ten more men.
(c) Two times.
(d) About one hundred more men.

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

4. What bothers Hornblower the most about leaving Maria to work on the Sutherland?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She doesn't have much money.
(c) She gets bored easily.
(d) She might find out about him and Barbara.

5. In Chapter 5, how many of Hornblower's crew are new?
(a) 50.
(b) 30.
(c) 40.
(d) 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Governor-designate of Bombay?

2. On the Sutherland, what do the new hands do before going below the decks?

3. How does the Sutherland crew respond after the French lugger attack?

4. What has the Sutherland done to the other ships in her squadron the day they set for the sea?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What role does Bush play in the capture of the Spanish fortress?

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

3. How does Hornblower's relationship with his crew members change after the French lugger attack?

4. What is Leighton's squadron?

5. What happens when the two French luggers come upon the Sutherland?

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

7. What does Hornblower capture from the Spanish fortress?

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

9. In Chapter 5, what does the green crew do to upset Hornblower?

10. What is worrisome about the Indiamen ships' signals?

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