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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are two of the boats delayed at bit?
(a) They acidentally ram each other.
(b) They are arguing about pursuit.
(c) They lose their oars.
(d) Picking up men from the first boat which Hornblower sinks.

2. What do the men put in their boat?
(a) Several weapons.
(b) Not many supplies because it would look suspicious.
(c) Supplies and fishing gear.
(d) Supplies and Hornblower and Bushe's swords hidden away.

3. How many men were killed through the battle where Hornblower lost his ship?
(a) 44.
(b) 2.
(c) 117.
(d) 231.

4. What worries Hornblower about their eventual arrival home?
(a) Whether Barbara will still be interested in him.
(b) Whether he will be given another command.
(c) If his wife is still waiting for him.
(d) A court martial for the loss of his ship.

5. For how long has Hornblower been without sleep?
(a) 72 hours.
(b) 24 hours.
(c) 40 hours.
(d) Almost a week

6. What does Hornblower hope about Barbara?
(a) That she will wait longer to find another man if her husband dies.
(b) That she is well.
(c) That she is a widow.
(d) That she mourns his death.

7. What effect does the lack of sleep have on Hornblower?
(a) He almost orders the vessel to head in the wrong direction.
(b) He gets seasick.
(c) He sees confused images in a dreamlike state.
(d) He almost loses control of the men.

8. How does the fleet commander receive Hornblower?
(a) He is unable to meet with Hornblower for a few days.
(b) With coolness.
(c) With surprise.
(d) With indignation.

9. What is the Witch of Endor?
(a) The local apothecary.
(b) An American merchant vessel.
(c) A Former English boat.
(d) A captured pirate vessel.

10. What does Hornblower learn about Admiral Leighton?
(a) That he dies of his wounds.
(b) That he is slowly recovering.
(c) That he is fully recovered and back in command.
(d) They are uncertain about Leighton's fate.

11. What happens to the vessel Hornblower stole?
(a) It is purchased into service.
(b) It is converted to a merchant vessel.
(c) It is converted to a transport vessel.
(d) It is sold for private use.

12. How much money does Hornblower receive from the sale of the vessel he captures?
(a) 2600 pounds.
(b) 55 pounds.
(c) 1000 pounds.
(d) Nothing.

13. What happens to the searches?
(a) They are discontinued.
(b) They are intensified now thinking the men will relax their guard.
(c) They are still occuring almost daily.
(d) They continue at sporadic times.

14. What do the newspapers that Bush shows Hornblower extol?
(a) The victory of Nelson's fleet at Trafalgar.
(b) Hornblower's virtues and amazement at his exploits.
(c) The end of the war with Napoleon.
(d) The new steam engines.

15. About what does Hornblower continue to worry?
(a) His escape plans.
(b) His wife.
(c) His position in the Navy.
(d) Why they are no longer searching for them.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Hornblower able to bluster his way onto the cutter he decides to steal?

2. Who gives chase to Hornblower's vessel?

3. How does the riverbed change?

4. Who visits Hornblower back at his residence in England?

5. What arrives over the next few days?

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