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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. At the end of Chapter 12, what does Hornblower say the French will have to do?
(a) Take out a loan.
(b) Protect their coast.
(c) Surrender.
(d) Build a new boat.

2. In Chapter 18, who does Hornblower retreat with?
(a) Leighton.
(b) Longley.
(c) Brown.
(d) Bush.

3. What does Hornblower decide to attack instead of the French shore?
(a) A canal.
(b) A castle.
(c) A series of merchant ships.
(d) A Spanish ship.

4. In Chapter 13, who are the Italians allied with?
(a) Germany.
(b) No one.
(c) Spain.
(d) France.

5. Where does Hornblower see the large coaster in Chapter 12?
(a) A protected waterway.
(b) Docked on the French shore.
(c) Blocking the canal.
(d) Open sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What weapon does Hornblower use against the French sailors in Chapter 11?

2. What do Hornblower and his men do when they are aboard the French coaster?

3. Who throws a line out to the Pluto in Chapter 16?

4. What gets burned in Chapter 11?

5. Why does Villena say his horse died?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Leighton want to team up with the Spanish army in Chapter 17?

2. What does Colonel Juan Claros bring with him to help the English?

3. In Chapter 11, what are Hornblower's plans for the attack of the French?

4. After attacking the French battery, what does Hornblower think of his crew?

5. Why is Hornblower able to take over the French coaster so easily?

6. What happens when the Pluto comes close to the Spanish coast in Chapter 16?

7. How does Leighton feel about saving the Pluto?

8. Why does Hornblower's crew delay shooting the baggage animals in Chapter 14?

9. After their coaster is taken over and destroyed, how do the French try to get even with Hornblower?

10. What happens when the French leave their strongpoint in Chapter 18?

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