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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. Who translates between the Baron and Hornblower?
(a) Braun.
(b) Briggs.
(c) Brown.
(d) Bush.
2. What does Hornblower do every day on deck?
(a) Eats.
(b) Bathes.
(c) Prays.
(d) Writes to his wife.
3. What title does Hornblower hold in the Navy at the beginning of this book?
(a) Captain.
(b) Lieutenant.
(c) Commodore.
(d) Commander.
4. What makes it hard for Hornblower to continue searching for the Blanchefleur?
(a) Rain.
(b) Wind.
(c) Heat.
(d) Fog.
5. What does Hornblower hear on the ship that worries him on his first day aboard?
(a) A constant scratching.
(b) A strange thumping.
(c) A low but shrill humming.
(d) A crashing liquid sound.
Short Answer Questions
1. What do sailors believe people from Braun's homeland to be?
2. What label does Hornblower give Braun after meeting him?
3. Who drives Hornblower into town after receiving the urgent message at the beginning of the book?
4. What kind of ship is the Harvey?
5. What is the name of Hornblower's wife?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Hornblower feel after the Blanchefleur has been destroyed?
2. What does Hornblower hear that alarms him on the ship, and what is the source of this noise?
3. How does Bush feel about Braun when they are first introduced?
4. What news does Hornblower receive after his formal introduction to the city he is a Squire over?
5. What happens just before Hornblower goes to bed after hearing details about his mission?
6. What does Hornblower notice while Brown is stowing his luggage?
7. What is Hornblower surprised and pleased about when he first boards his ship?
8. What happens just as the Blanchefleur is seen?
9. What is the peculiar practice that Hornblower and his wife do while he is on shore? Why is this considered peculiar for the time period of this book?
10. In what order does Hornblower arrange the flotilla before entering the Sound, and why?
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