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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Fell figure he can earn by capturing Estrella del Sur?
(a) 100 pounds.
(b) A citation and reassignment out of the tropics.
(c) Nothing since it's not a slave ship.
(d) 1000 pounds.

2. What occupies Clorinda's days?
(a) Sailing from port to port to supervise the dry dock activities of the West Indies fleet..
(b) Cruising in the West Indies in search of pirates or slave runners.
(c) Demonstrating seamanship to other English vessels.
(d) Ferrying English settlers among the islands of the West Indies.

3. What will break the restraint on the sea anchor?
(a) The Clorinda will fire a cannon.
(b) The paper will dissolve with some time.
(c) A built-in cutting edge.
(d) Water pressure and flow.

4. What does Hornblower instruct the men of the Crab to do?
(a) To follow the Daring wherever she goes.
(b) To assassinate Cambonne.
(c) To rough up some of the Daring crew to intimidate them.
(d) To investigate the nature of the cargo on the Daring so far as is practicable.

5. To what is the cone affixed?
(a) The dock.
(b) A bollard on the Clorinda.
(c) A length of chain.
(d) An old, sunken ship.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Hornblower's new flagship?

2. What is the ideal situation once the Estrella reaches high seas?

3. What do they have to do when the boat grounds?

4. Who is Mr. Hough?

5. What does Johnson want of Hornblower?

(see the answer key)

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