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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 weather like when Hornblower departs?
(a) Choppy.
(b) Windy.
(c) Calm.
(d) Rainy.

2. What does Barbara talk about while she is riding in a carriage with her husband before he departs?
(a) The preparations she has made.
(b) Her worries that he will not return.
(c) His son.
(d) Her plans during his absence.

3. What does Hornblower do on the deck of the ship while traveling through the Sound?
(a) Prays.
(b) Raises his British flag.
(c) Eats breakfast.
(d) Sings.

4. What is the name of the captain of the second ship that contacts Hornblower after he has trapped the Blanchefleur?
(a) Dumoulin.
(b) Drounlong.
(c) Droulinne.
(d) Drumlin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of cargo is being carried by the first ship that Hornblower sees after his trip through the Sound?

2. What year does this book begin in?

3. What does the Baron tell Hornblower his country must do?

4. What is Hornblower's first name?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Hornblower hear that alarms him on the ship, and what is the source of this noise?

3. What is the danger of passing through the Sound with British flags flying?

4. How is Hornblower introduced to the town he is a Squire over?

5. What happens when Hornblower orders his men to board the Maggie Jones?

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

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

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

9. What does Hornblower do to keep his crew calm before entering the Sound?

10. How do Hornblower and his wife spend their last few moments together before Hornblower leaves?

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