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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hornblower suggest to Baddlestone about the papers from the French brig?
(a) That he should burn them.
(b) Nothing.
(c) That he should try to get a good price for them.
(d) That they should be turned over to the admiralty.

2. What does the secretary believe about the weighted packet?
(a) That it is not a ruse de guerre.
(b) That it is not authentic.
(c) That it is authentic but of no special importance.
(d) That it is of Dutch rather than French origin.

3. What seems almost surreal to Hornblower?
(a) Seeing his wife with his infant son so soon after hacking apart Frenchmen.
(b) The big city.
(c) The way the land sways under his feet.
(d) Nothing.

4. What is Hornblower contemplating as he leaves the admiralty?
(a) That he will be receiving his own command.
(b) How to invest his bonus pay.
(c) That he is going to be a spy.
(d) That he may not return to England.

5. What does Hornblower do when he first makes shore?
(a) Writes his wife and says goodbye to the men.
(b) Goes to a tavern.
(c) Goes to see Meadows' mother.
(d) Goes to see Meadows' widow.

6. What follows after Hornblower is shown leaving the admiralty?
(a) How he gets to see Villeneuve.
(b) Hornblower saying goodbye to Maria.
(c) An author's note.
(d) A look at how the orders are forged.

7. Who is Reverend Doctor Claudius?
(a) A minister.
(b) A forger.
(c) A doctor of considerable renown.
(d) Napoleon's personal physician.

8. What do the Englishmen do upon arriving at the French brig?
(a) Set it afire.
(b) Sweep the deck clear of French sailors.
(c) Negotiate a surrender.
(d) Punch holes in it so it will sink.

9. With what is the document sealed that Hornblower delivered to the Admiralty?
(a) The document is not sealed.
(b) The newest seals of the empire.
(c) The emblem of the Duke of Muscovy.
(d) A seal that Napoleon has not used for several years.

10. What does Hornblower find in a secret compartment in the chest?
(a) Just some old papers.
(b) Lots of cash.
(c) A map of the English admiralty building.
(d) A secret document.

11. What does Baddlestone do to the French sailors who are pouring out from below deck?
(a) Shoots them with a nine pounder.
(b) Throws oil on the deck to make them slip up.
(c) Shoots the lead men with his pistol to slow the others down.
(d) Gives them a cheerful wave.

12. What is the result of the encounter with Villeneuve?
(a) There is no word yet about the outcome.
(b) It is bungled and Villeneuve finds safe harbor.
(c) The English and French suffer about the same amount of casualties.
(d) Villeneuve has been totally routed.

13. What skill does Hornblower mention that he possesses?
(a) Speaking Spanish.
(b) Speaking French.
(c) Spying.
(d) Speaking German.

14. Where does Hornblower go before leaving the French brig?
(a) To the topmast.
(b) To the Captain's quarters.
(c) To the bridge.
(d) To the poop deck.

15. How is Hornblower feeling as he arrives home?
(a) Exhausted.
(b) Content.
(c) Happy.
(d) Exhilarated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men confined below decks do?

2. What does Sawyer call for immediately after talking with the lieutenant of the prize crew?

3. Who has intercepted Villeneuve?

4. What does Hornblower order the men to do to the French brig?

5. Who will Hornblower be shortly meeting after he says yes to the mission?

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