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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of ship was the Blanchefluer?
(a) Merchant.
(b) Privateer.
(c) Sloop.
(d) Bomb Ketch.

3. What title does Hornblower hold in the Navy at the beginning of this book?
(a) Lieutenant.
(b) Commander.
(c) Captain.
(d) Commodore.

4. What is the name of Hornblower's son?
(a) Hughbert.
(b) Henry.
(c) Richard.
(d) Roland.

5. Who insists that Barbara accompany Hornblower to his ship?
(a) Hornblower.
(b) Barbara.
(c) Richard.
(d) Brown.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the captain of the last ship to enter the Sound?

2. What kind of ship is the Harvey?

3. What does Hornblower do in his room after receiving his orders from Richard Wellesley?

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

5. What town does Hornblower live in when he is on land?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bush feel about Braun when they are first introduced?

2. What happens when the Harvey is unmasted by Danish fire?

3. How does Hornblower feel after the Blanchefleur has been destroyed?

4. In what order does Hornblower arrange the flotilla before entering the Sound, and why?

5. How is Mr. Braun described when he is first introduced?

6. How does Hornblower feel to be on land for the first time in a long time?

7. Who does Hornblower call into a council before beginning his chase on the Blanchefleur?

8. What do Hornblower and Bush do on the deck when they begin traveling through the Sound?

9. What is Hornblower surprised and pleased about when he first boards his ship?

10. What is the political situation at the time along the Baltic?

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