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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 is the occupation of the important prisoner Hornblower captures as he heads to shore when he sees the smoke?
(a) Sailor.
(b) Engineer.
(c) Spy.
(d) Cartographer.

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

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

4. Who attacks Russia shortly after the Blanchefleur is destroyed?
(a) Napoleon.
(b) Churchhill.
(c) Stalin.
(d) Hornblower.

5. What does Wychwood take to England with him when he leaves?
(a) Supplies.
(b) Mail.
(c) Reports.
(d) Treaties.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes Hornblower to be homesick while he is at Riga?

2. What kind of fires are burning on the shore when Hornblower talks about the impossibility of war?

3. What is the name of the man who gives Hornblower the first signal of a French ship?

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

5. What title does the man hold that Hornblower meets on shore after he captures an important prisoner?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hornblower do after the dinner, and what leads him to do this?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Hornblower talk about when a pilot comes to take him on shore at Riga?

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

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

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

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