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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes Hornblower to be homesick while he is at Riga?
(a) The sight of a family in Riga.
(b) A dream.
(c) A letter from Barbara.
(d) A friend's death.

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

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

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

5. What do the men at dinner with Wychwood talk about?
(a) Women.
(b) Money.
(c) Politics.
(d) War.

6. Who is Wychwood supposed to meet?
(a) The Queen of England.
(b) The Russian Czar.
(c) The King of Spain.
(d) The Prince of France.

7. What does the dinner with Wychwood consist of?
(a) A buffet of meat.
(b) Salads.
(c) Appetizers.
(d) Soups.

8. What valuable French asset was destroyed by Hornblower in the blocked dock?
(a) Cattle.
(b) Cannon shot.
(c) Black powder.
(d) Dried meat.

9. What does Hornblower fill the barges with that he connects to the bomb ketches?
(a) Timber.
(b) Cannonballs.
(c) Sand.
(d) Ammunition.

10. What does Wychwood bring back from his diplomatic mission?
(a) Dispatches.
(b) News.
(c) Supplies.
(d) Orders.

11. What does Hornblower have his men do as they are heading to the next destination after the ball?
(a) Run skill exercises.
(b) Repair the damage to the ship.
(c) Exercise and get rest.
(d) Clean and stock the amunition.

12. What does Braun plan to do at the dinner with Wychwood?
(a) Assassinate the Czar.
(b) Kidnap the Queen.
(c) Challenge the King to a duel.
(d) Blackmail the Prince.

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

14. What event does Hornblower attend with the Countess and her husband?
(a) The ballet.
(b) A ball.
(c) The opera.
(d) A play.

15. What percentage of his men does Hornblower have enter the blocked dock with him?
(a) One-fifth.
(b) One-fourth.
(c) One-twentieth.
(d) One-tenth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hornblower do for his surprise visitor the day after the ball?

2. How does Hornblower feel when he wakes up the morning after the ball?

3. What title does the man hold that Hornblower meets on shore after he captures an important prisoner?

4. What impresses the surprise visitor about Hornblower's ship?

5. Who does Hornblower meet on shore after he captures an important prisoner?

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