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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. What does Hornblower fill the barges with that he connects to the bomb ketches?
(a) Sand.
(b) Cannonballs.
(c) Ammunition.
(d) Timber.

2. How does Hornblower feel when he wakes up the morning after the ball?
(a) He feels guilty.
(b) He panics about Braun.
(c) He can't remember much about the night before.
(d) He has a hangover.

3. What is the name of the ship that gives Hornblower the first signal of a French ship?
(a) Lotus.
(b) Moth.
(c) Clam.
(d) Raven.

4. Who does Wychwood say is at now at war with France?
(a) Prussia.
(b) England.
(c) Russia.
(d) Sweden.

5. Where does Hornblower go to observe the movements of the armies at Riga?
(a) A churchtower.
(b) A tall tree.
(c) The mausoleum.
(d) The crow's nest of the ship.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who attacks Russia shortly after the Blanchefleur is destroyed?

2. What kind of ship does Hornblower send Wychwood on for a diplomatic mission?

3. What event does Hornblower attend with the Countess and her husband?

4. Where does Wychwood think Napoleon is planning his next attack after his diplomatic trip?

5. What does Hornblower do with the filled barges that he connects to the bomb ketches?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hornblower do after the dinner, and what leads him to do this?

2. What does the message Hornblower receives the day after the ball say?

3. What does Braun try to do at the dinner and how is he stopped?

4. What does Hornblower notice about the siege work of the French at Riga?

5. How does Hornblower learn about the local feelings about the destruction of the Blanchefleur?

6. How does Hornblower treat his surprise visitor the day after the ball, and how is this treatment received?

7. Who is the pale young man at the dinner, and why is he ignored?

8. What happens as Hornblower is rowing to shore at Riga?

9. Where does General Essen take Hornblower when he gets to shore, and how does Hornblower enjoy it?

10. What does Wychwood bring back from his diplomatic mission?

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