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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is Braun sent after he is stopped from his plan at the dinner by Hornblower?
(a) England.
(b) Prison.
(c) The Brig.
(d) Finland.

3. How many ships does Hornblower put on nigh time alert at Riga?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

4. What is the name of the man who gives Hornblower the first signal of a French ship?
(a) Claim.
(b) Crane.
(c) Crandall.
(d) Cole.

5. What disorients Hornblower at the event he attends with the Countess and her husband?
(a) The strange lighting.
(b) His feelings for the Countess.
(c) Being on land after being at sea for so long.
(d) The music.

6. Who is the young man who is ignored at the dinner with Wychwood?
(a) Alexander.
(b) Allan.
(c) Alec.
(d) Alexi.

7. Which ships does Hornblower designate as the escape vessels at the blocked dock?
(a) The sloops.
(b) The armories.
(c) The bomb ketches.
(d) The merchants.

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

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

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

11. Where does Wychwood think Napoleon is planning his next attack after his diplomatic trip?
(a) St. Petersburg.
(b) Riga.
(c) London.
(d) Frankfort.

12. What is the name of the ship that gives Hornblower the first signal of a French ship?
(a) Lotus.
(b) Raven.
(c) Moth.
(d) Clam.

13. Who explains land warfare to Hornblower as he observes the attacks on the Russian villages?
(a) Bush.
(b) Diebitsch.
(c) Clausewitz.
(d) Essen.

14. What does Hornblower do after the dinner with Wychwood?
(a) Sneaks back to his ship.
(b) Punishes Braun.
(c) Makes love to Miss Canerine.
(d) Falls asleep in the dining room.

15. What causes Hornblower to use poor judgment at the dinner with Wychwood?
(a) He drinks too much.
(b) He is starteld by the situation with Braun.
(c) He is nervous to be in a public setting.
(d) He has had no sleep for three days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hornblower call the filled barges that he connects to the bomb ketches?

2. What causes Hornblower to be homesick while he is at Riga?

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

4. Where is Diebitsch from?

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

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