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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Miss Canerine introduce Hornblower to at the dinner?
(a) Red Wine.
(b) Patte.
(c) Caviar.
(d) Vodka.

2. Where does Hornblower read about the different views of this attack on the Blancehfleur?
(a) Word of mouth.
(b) Scuttlebut.
(c) Newspapers.
(d) Official orders.

3. What kind of maneuver does Hornblower think the French will make on Riga?
(a) Scrimmage.
(b) Amphibious.
(c) Land.
(d) Water.

4. What weapon does Hornblower use to stop Braun from executing his plan at the dinner with Wychwood?
(a) Rifle.
(b) Pistol.
(c) Knife.
(d) Sword.

5. What title does Miss Canerine hold?
(a) Lady.
(b) Duchess.
(c) Comtesse.
(d) Countess.

6. Who does Hornblower meet on shore after he captures an important prisoner?
(a) Esses.
(b) Essex.
(c) Essay.
(d) Essen.

7. Who is killed while the bomb ketches are in action at Riga?
(a) Mound.
(b) Miller.
(c) Millet.
(d) Mung.

8. What kind of ships does Hornblower put on nighttime alert at Riga?
(a) Bomb ketchers.
(b) Merchants.
(c) Sloops.
(d) Cutters.

9. How many of Hornblower's men are wounded in the blocked dock?
(a) 8.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

10. How does Braun react when Hornblower asks him to go to dinner with him and Wychwood?
(a) He seems overly-excited.
(b) He has no reaction whatsoever.
(c) He acts very awkwardly.
(d) He has a flash of defiant anger.

11. What month is it when Hornblower reaches his destination after Wychwood heads back to England?
(a) Spetember.
(b) August.
(c) July.
(d) June.

12. What keeps Hornblower from being able to use his bomb ketches?
(a) A sand bar.
(b) French Priximity.
(c) Shoaling waters.
(d) A boom.

13. What does Hornblower have prepared for his surprise visitor's lunch the day after the ball?
(a) Biscuits and gravy.
(b) Boiled meats and potatoes.
(c) Exotic fruits and meats.
(d) Caviar and Vodka.

14. What city does the French capture while Hornblower is at Riga?
(a) Moscow.
(b) St. Petersburg.
(c) Konigsburg.
(d) Serbia.

15. What did Braun plan to use in his plan to disrupt the dinner?
(a) A pistol.
(b) His sword.
(c) Knives.
(d) A rifle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wychwood take to England with him when he leaves?

2. What important prisoner does Hornblower capture as he heads to shore when he sees the smoke?

3. What does Hornblower hope to do at his next destination after the ball?

4. Who does Wychwood say is at now at war with France?

5. What kind of fires are burning on the shore when Hornblower talks about the impossibility of war?

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