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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How many men total does Hornblower desire on his ship in Chapter 5?
(a) 700.
(b) 500.
(c) 600.
(d) 400.
2. In Chapter 10, when do the Spanish realize they have been tricked?
(a) When the Sutherland's men are on their shore.
(b) When the Sutherland leaves.
(c) When the Sutherland pulls into port.
(d) When the Sutherland is still out in open sea.
3. What successful cruise does Captain Horatio Hornblower come off of at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) HMS Leighton.
(b) HMS Southfield.
(c) HMS Lydia.
(d) HMS Sutherland.
4. 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.
5. How does Hornblower show his pleasure with the crew after the lugger attack?
(a) He gives out awards.
(b) He gives them raises.
(c) He tells them he is pleased.
(d) He learns some of their names.
6. What angers Hornblower in Chapter 5 about the Sutherland?
(a) The size of the boat.
(b) The terrible food.
(c) The worthless crew.
(d) The delays.
7. What does Hornblower think about as he tries to fall asleep after dinner with the Leightons?
(a) Barbara.
(b) Maria.
(c) Running away.
(d) Preparing his ship.
8. When the Sutherland sets out to sea, what other ships accompany it?
(a) Fishing boats.
(b) Battle ships.
(c) Merchant ships.
(d) Submarines.
9. How many Indiamen does the Sutherland escort?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.
10. What part of the Sutherland is damaged when the luggers surround it?
(a) The side.
(b) Nothing is damaged.
(c) The window.
(d) The mast.
11. In Chapter 5, what worries Hornblower about his personal finances?
(a) He is poor.
(b) He has late bills.
(c) He used his savings to stock the Sutherland.
(d) He recently lost his investments.
12. How does Hornblower feel toward his wife, Maria?
(a) Disinterested.
(b) Worried.
(c) In love.
(d) Friendship.
13. Why are the French luggers a threat to the Sutherland?
(a) They have larger guns.
(b) They follow on either side.
(c) They run into the Sutherland head-on.
(d) They move faster.
14. What reason does Hornblower give for turning down the dinner invitation after dropping off the Indiamen convoy?
(a) He must immediately depart.
(b) The weather is going to get bad.
(c) He already ate.
(d) He isn't allowed to dine there.
15. How many more crew members are on the Sutherland than Hornblower's previous ship?
(a) Three times.
(b) About one hundred more men.
(c) Two times.
(d) Ten more men.
Short Answer Questions
1. How is Hornblower able to sail so close to the Spanish and French shore in Chapter 10?
2. Who built the Sutherland?
3. How do Hornblower and Maria get home after their dinner at the Leightons'?
4. How does the Sutherland react to the two French luggers?
5. How does the green crew handle the Sutherland when it first leaves port?
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