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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 is Hornblower worried will not approve of his actions?
(a) The Admiralty.
(b) The Czar.
(c) Barbara.
(d) Sir Richard.

2. Where does Wychwood think Napoleon is planning his next attack after his diplomatic trip?
(a) Riga.
(b) St. Petersburg.
(c) London.
(d) Frankfort.

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

4. What important prisoner does Hornblower capture as he heads to shore when he sees the smoke?
(a) Jose.
(b) Jussey.
(c) Josephe.
(d) Jersey.

5. Who explains land warfare to Hornblower as he observes the attacks on the Russian villages?
(a) Diebitsch.
(b) Clausewitz.
(c) Bush.
(d) Essen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of maneuver does Hornblower think the French will make on Riga?

2. What month is it when Hornblower reaches his destination after Wychwood heads back to England?

3. What does Hornblower call the filled barges that he connects to the bomb ketches?

4. How many ships does Hornblower put on nigh time alert at Riga?

5. What kind of ship does Hornblower send Wychwood on for a diplomatic mission?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Hornblower's plan at the blocked dock work?

2. What is Hornblower's plan of attack when he reaches his destination after his surprise visitor has left?

3. What does Hornblower do to get his bomb ketches in on the action at Riga?

4. Who is the pale young man at the dinner, and why is he ignored?

5. How does Hornblower learn about the local feelings about the destruction of the Blanchefleur?

6. What does the message Hornblower receives the day after the ball say?

7. What terrible news is heard at the end of Chapter 21?

8. Where does General Essen take Hornblower when he gets to shore, and how does Hornblower enjoy it?

9. What does Braun try to do at the dinner and how is he stopped?

10. What news does Hornblower hear from England after his plan with the bomb ketches works?

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