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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. How old is Hornblower when this book begins?
(a) 56.
(b) 46.
(c) 26.
(d) 36.

2. Where is Hornblower being sent on his secret mission for the Navy?
(a) America.
(b) India.
(c) Gibraltar.
(d) The Baltic.

3. What kind of ship is the Harvey?
(a) Sloop.
(b) Frigate.
(c) Cutter.
(d) Bomb Ketch.

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

5. What is the title of the captain of the second ship that contacts Hornblower after he has trapped the Blanchefleur?
(a) Lord.
(b) Baron.
(c) Baron.
(d) Count.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes it hard for Hornblower to continue searching for the Blanchefleur?

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

3. Which of the following is NOT one of the captains of the flotilla?

4. Where does Braun have citizenship?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens just as the Blanchefleur is seen?

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

3. How is the Blanchefleur destroyed?

4. What news does Hornblower receive after his formal introduction to the city he is a Squire over?

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

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

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

8. How do Hornblower and his wife feel about the news Hornblower receives after he is introduced to the city he is a Squire over?

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

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

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