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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 kind of ship does Hornblower command at the beginning of this book?
(a) A gunship.
(b) A man-of-war.
(c) A frigate.
(d) A sloop.

2. What is Grimes's first name?
(a) John.
(b) Jim.
(c) Jack.
(d) Jake.

3. Who has made the ship ready to sail?
(a) Bush.
(b) Hornblower.
(c) Doughty.
(d) McGill.

4. Who tells Hornblower that a single ship is ready?
(a) Doughty.
(b) Bush.
(c) Grimes.
(d) Cargill.

5. Where does Hornblower say goodbye to his new bride?
(a) The marriage hall.
(b) The docks.
(c) The ship.
(d) The hotel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the semaphore operator live?

2. How does the English fleet feel about the semaphore?

3. Who blubbers with fear when the mission with Cotard is about to go underway?

4. What helps Cargill to be successful on his second attempt to complete an order from Hornblower?

5. Why is Hornblower unable to recognize the honor sent to him from the French ship?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hornblower find when he goes to punish Grimes?

2. What is Hornblower's plan to destroy the semaphore?

3. What gift does Hornblower give Maria before he leaves, and what is this symbolic of?

4. How does Hornblower get the one thing he needs to complete his plan to destroy the semaphore?

5. What does Hornblower try to teach Grimes, and how is this lesson taken?

6. What does Hornblower have the Hotspur do after firing on the Loire?

7. What do the Loire and Hotspur do when they pass each other for the first time?

8. How do the French merchant ships get by the blockade?

9. Why does Hornblower lead the assault on the semaphore himself?

10. Why is Hornblower unable to have fresh eggs, and why is this so frustrating to him?

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