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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many ships speed towards Hornblower's ship the morning after he has trapped the Blanchefleur?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

2. What is the name of the ship leading the flotilla through the Sound?
(a) Harvey.
(b) Clam.
(c) Nonsuch.
(d) Lotus.

3. How does Hornblower board the ship he will be sailing?
(a) He climbs up the side.
(b) He is lifted by the boats.
(c) He uses the bosan's chair.
(d) He walks up the main plank.

4. What is the name of the captain of the last ship to enter the Sound?
(a) Bher.
(b) Brian.
(c) Burgmann.
(d) Bush.

5. Who picks out all the clothes Hornblower wears when he is on land?
(a) His son.
(b) His servant.
(c) His wife.
(d) Himself.

6. How is Hornblower dressed when he first speaks with the captain of the first ship he sees after his trip through the Sound?
(a) He has a bathrobe.
(b) He is naked.
(c) A full Captains uniform.
(d) Shabby clothes of an enlisted man.

7. What kind of ship is the Clam?
(a) Cutter.
(b) Frigate.
(c) Sloop.
(d) Bomb Ketch.

8. What makes it hard for Hornblower to continue searching for the Blanchefleur?
(a) Fog.
(b) Rain.
(c) Wind.
(d) Heat.

9. What did Barbara give to Hornblower as a going away gift?
(a) Pistols.
(b) An engraved compass.
(c) A golden telescope.
(d) A framed picture.

10. How old is Hornblower when this book begins?
(a) 56.
(b) 26.
(c) 46.
(d) 36.

11. What is the name of Hornblower's wife?
(a) Brittany.
(b) Beatrice.
(c) Barbara.
(d) Brenda.

12. What is the name of the captain of the first ship entering the Sound?
(a) Vikrum.
(b) Vickman.
(c) Victor.
(d) Vickery.

13. What label does Hornblower give Braun after meeting him?
(a) Genius.
(b) Refugee.
(c) Fool.
(d) Commodity.

14. Where is Hornblower being sent on his secret mission for the Navy?
(a) The Baltic.
(b) America.
(c) Gibraltar.
(d) India.

15. What is the name of the first ship that Hornblower sees after his trip through the Sound?
(a) Maggie Jones.
(b) Mary Mercy.
(c) Mona Lisa.
(d) Margaret Thatcher.

Short Answer Questions

1. What rank is Hornblower going to be promoted to at the beginning of the book?

2. What is Hornblower pleasantly surprised about when he first boards his ship?

3. Where is Braun from?

4. How does Hornblower dress his first morning on the ship?

5. What is the name of Hornblower's son?

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