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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Hornblower call the filled barges that he connects to the bomb ketches?
(a) Donkeys.
(b) Mules.
(c) Clydesdales.
(d) Camels.

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

4. Where is Hornblower sent after Wychwood's diplomatic trip?
(a) St. Petersburg.
(b) London.
(c) Riga.
(d) Frankfort.

5. Where does Hornblower go to observe the movements of the armies at Riga?
(a) The crow's nest of the ship.
(b) The mausoleum.
(c) A churchtower.
(d) A tall tree.

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

7. How does Hornblower enter the dock at his destination after leaving the ball?
(a) By small boats.
(b) He sails into port.
(c) He swims.
(d) He climbs abord an enemy ship and goes with them.

8. What do the French armies construct as they approach the Russian villages?
(a) Forts.
(b) Trenches.
(c) Blockades.
(d) Saps.

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

10. How does Hornblower feel when he wakes up the morning after the ball?
(a) He panics about Braun.
(b) He can't remember much about the night before.
(c) He has a hangover.
(d) He feels guilty.

11. Who attacks Russia shortly after the Blanchefleur is destroyed?
(a) Napoleon.
(b) Stalin.
(c) Hornblower.
(d) Churchhill.

12. What kind of boat does Hornblower take to shore when he sees the smoke?
(a) Rowboat.
(b) Cutter.
(c) Sloop.
(d) Barge.

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

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

15. Where does Hornblower's crew go to celebrate the victory over the Blanchefleur?
(a) The main deck.
(b) The captain's cabin.
(c) On shore.
(d) Hornblower's mess.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men does Hornblower have enter the blocked dock with him?

2. What does Hornblower have his men do as they are heading to the next destination after the ball?

3. Who explains land warfare to Hornblower as he observes the attacks on the Russian villages?

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

5. What is the name of the man who gives Hornblower the first signal of a French ship?

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