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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 did Braun plan to use in his plan to disrupt the dinner?
(a) A rifle.
(b) A pistol.
(c) His sword.
(d) Knives.

2. What month is it when Hornblower reaches his destination after Wychwood heads back to England?
(a) July.
(b) August.
(c) Spetember.
(d) June.

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

4. What flatters Hornblower most about being at the dinner with Wychwood?
(a) Having his military accomplishments read.
(b) The attentions of Miss Canerine.
(c) Being paired up with a Duchess for the night.
(d) Being personally addressed by the Czar.

5. What is the name of the ship that gives Hornblower the first signal of a French ship?
(a) Raven.
(b) Moth.
(c) Clam.
(d) Lotus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who attacks Russia shortly after the Blanchefleur is destroyed?

2. What does Hornblower do with the filled barges that he connects to the bomb ketches?

3. Where does Hornblower read about the different views of this attack on the Blancehfleur?

4. What does Hornblower hope to do at his next destination after the ball?

5. How does Hornblower feel when he wakes up the morning after the ball?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is marching against Russia after the destruction of the Blanchefleur, and how does Hornblower feel about this?

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

5. What do Hornblower and Wychwood talk about when they first meet?

6. What does Hornblower see on the coast of Riga, and how does he know what they are?

7. What does Hornblower discover when he reaches his destination after his surprise visitor has left?

8. What do the bomb ketches do to help the defenses at Riga when they are made useful?

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

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

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