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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the ship Hornblower will be sailing on?
(a) Harvey.
(b) Windsong.
(c) Clam.
(d) Nonsuch.

2. Where is Clarke originally from?
(a) England.
(b) France.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Russia.

3. Where is the first ship that contacts Hornblower after he has trapped the Blanchefleur from ?
(a) Sweden.
(b) America.
(c) France.
(d) Russia.

4. Which country is Hornblower afraid Braun will be biased against?
(a) France.
(b) Russia.
(c) England.
(d) Spain.

5. What month does this book begin in?
(a) August.
(b) July.
(c) April.
(d) June.

6. What is the name of the first ship that Hornblower sees after his trip through the Sound?
(a) Margaret Thatcher.
(b) Mary Mercy.
(c) Maggie Jones.
(d) Mona Lisa.

7. What is Hornblower's favorite item of clothing?
(a) His bathrobe.
(b) His fine suit.
(c) His Naval uniform.
(d) His riding suit.

8. Who stows Hornblower's luggage for him when he boards the ship?
(a) Barnes.
(b) Brigg.
(c) Bush.
(d) Brown.

9. How wide is the sea lane at the Sound?
(a) 300 yards.
(b) 3 kilometers.
(c) 3 miles.
(d) 30 meters.

10. What kind of ship was the Blanchefluer?
(a) Merchant.
(b) Privateer.
(c) Sloop.
(d) Bomb Ketch.

11. What title does Hornblower hold when he is on land at the beginning of this book?
(a) Squire.
(b) Count.
(c) Sir.
(d) Lord.

12. What is the first ship to receive damage while traveling through the Sound?
(a) Clam.
(b) Nonsuch.
(c) Lotus.
(d) Harvey.

13. How old is Hornblower when this book begins?
(a) 36.
(b) 56.
(c) 46.
(d) 26.

14. What is the name of Hornblower's son?
(a) Richard.
(b) Hughbert.
(c) Roland.
(d) Henry.

15. What does Hornblower hear on the ship that worries him on his first day aboard?
(a) A crashing liquid sound.
(b) A low but shrill humming.
(c) A strange thumping.
(d) A constant scratching.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes it hard for Hornblower to continue searching for the Blanchefleur?

2. What is the weather like when Hornblower departs?

3. What year does this book begin in?

4. What is the source of the sound that worries Hornblower on his first day aboard?

5. What did Barbara give to Hornblower as a going away gift?

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