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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. How far is Port Vendres, France from the Spanish fortress?
(a) About 20 miles.
(b) About 15 miles.
(c) About 5 miles.
(d) About 10 miles.

2. After seeing the larger coaster, how many volunteers does Hornblower decide to call on?
(a) 20.
(b) 15.
(c) 10.
(d) 25.

3. What happens to Pluto during the storm in Chapter 15?
(a) The lower levels flood.
(b) It sinks.
(c) It catches fire.
(d) It loses its masts.

4. What do Hornblower and his men do when they are aboard the French coaster?
(a) They sink it.
(b) They take hostages.
(c) They start fires.
(d) They take the fixtures.

5. What happens to the Sutherland during the storm in Chapter 15?
(a) It sinks.
(b) The lower levels flood.
(c) It loses its masts.
(d) It nearly sinks.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Hornblower react to the weather while rescuing the Pluto?

2. Where does Hornblower have the cannon dragged to in Chapter 18?

3. Why can the Sutherland get very close to the marching Italian army in Chapter 14?

4. What gets burned in Chapter 11?

5. Why does Villena say his horse died?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Colonel Juan Claros bring with him to help the English?

2. Why doesn't the full Spanish army materialize in Chapter 18?

3. How does Hornblower lead the attack on the Italian army?

4. Why does Leighton want to team up with the Spanish army in Chapter 17?

5. Why is the Italian army heading to Spain?

6. How does the Italian army react when the Sutherland comes alongside them?

7. Why is Hornblower able to take over the French coaster so easily?

8. After their coaster is taken over and destroyed, how do the French try to get even with Hornblower?

9. During the storm in Chapter 15, what happens to the Pluto?

10. What happens when the Pluto comes close to the Spanish coast in Chapter 16?

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