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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 are the French luggers a threat to the Sutherland?
(a) They move faster.
(b) They run into the Sutherland head-on.
(c) They follow on either side.
(d) They have larger guns.

2. How does Hornblower feel toward his wife, Maria?
(a) Worried.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Disinterested.
(d) In love.

3. How does the Sutherland crew respond after the French lugger attack?
(a) They cry.
(b) They yell at each other.
(c) They are silent.
(d) They cheer.

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

5. How does Hornblower describe the Sutherland?
(a) Unstable.
(b) Tall.
(c) Worthless.
(d) Ugly.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Hornblower feel when the Sutherland finally leaves port?

2. How many men from the Indiamen ships become part of the Sutherland's crew?

3. Who else eats with Hornblower at the Leightons?

4. How does Hornblower's crew change after the French lugger attack?

5. What does Hornblower do while sailing along the Spanish coast?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Hornblower complain about in Chapter 6?

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

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

5. What does Hornblower do when he is accused of breaking the law in Chapter 8?

6. After dropping off the Indianmen ships, what does Hornblower do to their crew?

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

8. How does Hornblower ready the Sutherland for sea?

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

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

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