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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. Where does Hornblower gain his first view of Atropos?
(a) At Piccadilly.
(b) At Brendford.
(c) At Deptford.
(d) At Wereworth.

2. What does Hornblower hear in the distance?
(a) A shot.
(b) A fog horn.
(c) A scream.
(d) A crash.

3. Whose funeral procession is Hornblower charged with planning?
(a) Admiral Leighton.
(b) Admiral Fulton.
(c) Lord Nelson.
(d) Lord Barton.

4. Who is Doctor Eisenbeiss?
(a) The new surgeon for the Atropos.
(b) The King's physician.
(c) The doctor who treats Hornblower's children's smallpox.
(d) The Royal Navy Admiralty's physician.

5. Who is His Serene Highness?
(a) The Prince of Austria-Hungary.
(b) The Prince of the Ottoman Empire.
(c) The Prince of Wales.
(d) The Prince of Seitz-Bunau.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is William McCullum?

2. What is a wherry?

3. Why does the boat carry a long scythe blade at her prow?

4. What floats by the Atropos?

5. What does Hornblower order?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Hornblower introduced to the Prince of Seitz-Bunau.

2. How does Hornblower gain a French privateer as his prize and what is the end result of the operation?

3. Why does the boat stop and what is the captain's concern?

4. What is Hornblower's next mission after joining the fleet?

5. Describe Hornblower's encounter with the King.

6. How are things progressing at the beginning of the procession?

7. What happens at Oxford to relieve Hornblower of his volunteer job and then what does Hornblower do?

8. How does Hornblower get the Atropos ready for departure?

9. After attempting to engage Hornblower in conversation, with whom does the tiller man talk and what is her response?

10. How does Hornblower help the captain of the boat?

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