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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what is Hornblower convicted?
(a) Unlawful impressment of French citizens.
(b) Spying.
(c) Piracy.
(d) Unlawful imprisonment of French citizens.

2. Who is Lady Barbara Leighton?
(a) His mother.
(b) His wife's sister.
(c) The wife of his admiral and the love of his life.
(d) His wife's mother.

3. Why are they taken there?
(a) It is the warmest room in the house.
(b) To read up on the news.
(c) To meet the rest of the familyl.
(d) That is the only place the Comte will let them stay.

4. Why is Hornblower self-conscious?
(a) The deep wound and scarring from a sword cut in the last battle.
(b) Preparing for bed in the presence of other men.
(c) His men's deference.
(d) The burn on his face.

5. How many French vessels does Hornblower destroy or incapacitate?
(a) 0.
(b) 7.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

6. What does Hornblower do in the reading room?
(a) Falls asleep in the chair.
(b) Reviews several weeks' worth of newspapers.
(c) Talks with Marie about her life there.
(d) Reads the notice of his escape.

7. Why should Hornblower not worry about losing his ship?
(a) He has enough money to replace it.
(b) He has recovered many French ships for the British.
(c) He is considered a hero and no one minds the loss of one ship.
(d) He was ordered into battle under terrible odds.

8. What is disgraceful about the French behavior after the English strike their colors?
(a) The French kill any seriously wounded Englishmen.
(b) The French whip Hornblower in front of his and their men.
(c) The French robbed the English.
(d) The French put Hornblower and the other officers in the dungeon.

9. What alarms Hornblower about the travel?
(a) The bumps that cause Bush terrible agony.
(b) The speed at which they are traveling.
(c) The way the French soldiers stay so close to the carriage.
(d) The fact that the people are so hostile to the Englishmen.

10. How long has it taken the men to travel about 400 miles?
(a) 16 days.
(b) 4 days.
(c) About 10 days.
(d) A little over a month.

11. What does the Spanish warden demand?
(a) That Hornblower be allowed an appeal trial in Rosas.
(b) That Hornblower and Bush not be transported until after Christmas.
(c) That Hornblower be executed in Rosas.
(d) That Hornblower, as a gentleman, be allowed a personal attendant on the voyage.

12. What does the Innkeeper do after the men are loaded into the coach?
(a) Asks for double the fee since Bush's illness kept other customers away.
(b) Tells Caillard he will pray for his hardened soul.
(c) Serves them ersatz coffee and breakfast.
(d) Slips Hornblower a note to tell him rescue is on the way.

13. In what way does Hornblower answer the Count?
(a) Honestly.
(b) Defensively.
(c) Evasively.
(d) The Count does not question Hornblower that evening.

14. What does the doctor do to help Bush?
(a) He soaks him in a hot tub of water.
(b) He removes one of the arterial ligatures.
(c) He gives him feverfew.
(d) He gives him laudanum.

15. Who hopes to face death with "colours flying"?
(a) Brown.
(b) Hornblower's crew.
(c) Bush.
(d) Hornblower.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what does Hornblower think all night?

2. What do they do with Caillard?

3. Where does Brown stay when Bush is sent off to bed?

4. What is remarkable about Hornblower and the battle?

5. Who does the Count introduce?

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