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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 does Hornblower call the filled barges that he connects to the bomb ketches?
(a) Mules.
(b) Camels.
(c) Donkeys.
(d) Clydesdales.

2. What does Hornblower have his men do as they are heading to the next destination after the ball?
(a) Exercise and get rest.
(b) Clean and stock the amunition.
(c) Run skill exercises.
(d) Repair the damage to the ship.

3. What time of day does Hornblower enter the dock at his destination after the ball?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Noon.
(c) Sunset.
(d) Sunrise.

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

5. What kind of fires are burning on the shore when Hornblower talks about the impossibility of war?
(a) Bivouac fires.
(b) Signal fires.
(c) Explosive fire.
(d) Fire from burning ships.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Braun sent after he is stopped from his plan at the dinner by Hornblower?

2. How does Hornblower enter the dock at his destination after leaving the ball?

3. What does Miss Canerine introduce Hornblower to at the dinner?

4. What does Hornblower have prepared for his surprise visitor's lunch the day after the ball?

5. What prevents Hornblower's flotilla from entering the dock at the destination after the ball?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Cole do at Riga that is looked down on by Hornblower?

6. What happens as Hornblower is rowing to shore at Riga?

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

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

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

10. What does Wychwood bring back from his diplomatic mission?

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