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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the horse driver doing?
(a) Singing in a loud voice.
(b) Dozing on top of one of the horses.
(c) Drinking gin continually.
(d) Cruelly whipping the horses.

2. What vessel does Hornblower encounter?
(a) The Binghamton.
(b) The Shannon.
(c) The Amelia Jane.
(d) The Cordelie.

3. How is the vessel upon which the Hornblower family rides propelled?
(a) Steam.
(b) Towed.
(c) Rowing.
(d) Sails.

4. From where does Hornblower hang his pocket watch?
(a) The coffin.
(b) His fob.
(c) The bridle of the lead horse.
(d) His neck.

5. Where does the Hornblower family board the vessel?
(a) Gloucester.
(b) Cotswold.
(c) Essex.
(d) Oxford.

6. Upon what vessel do Hornblower and his family take passage?
(a) The Queen Anne.
(b) The Queen Mary.
(c) The Queen Elizabeth.
(d) The Queen Charlotte.

7. What sort of affect does Hornblower maintain?
(a) Angry.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Affable.
(d) Icy and reserved.

8. What will carry the dignitaries during the procession?
(a) A series of barges.
(b) The King's carriages.
(c) They will walk behind the caisson carrying the casket.
(d) Some open topped surreys.

9. What does Hornblower do as soon as Maria is safely situated in their hotel?
(a) Dons his uniform and assumes command of Atropos.
(b) Goes down to the tavern to have a decent meal.
(c) Goes to see the Admiralty.
(d) Takes a nap.

10. Who is the one officer Hornblower remembers clearly?
(a) Tom Pullings.
(b) Jacob Miller.
(c) Tom Leighton.
(d) John Jones.

11. What do the three Sinhalese divers do?
(a) Insult Hornblower by accident.
(b) Dive for pearls.
(c) Sleep on the fore deck.
(d) Only obey McCullum.

12. Where are Hornblower and St. Vincent going?
(a) St. James.
(b) London Square.
(c) Picadilly.
(d) Buckingham Palace.

13. Where do the Hornblowers leave the canal boat?
(a) Brentford.
(b) Piccadilly.
(c) Hartford.
(d) Bennington.

14. What does Hornblower arrange to be brought on board?
(a) His own cook.
(b) The judge for the court martial of a crewmember.
(c) Powder, shot and water.
(d) A commissioner.

15. What does Hornblower say will happen to the doctor if Eisenbeiss contravenes the mutiny acts?
(a) Eisenbeiss will sit for a court martial.
(b) Eisenbeiss will be dismissed off the ship.
(c) Eisenbeiss will swing from a yardarm.
(d) Hornblower knows he cannot do much to Eisenbeiss.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Lord Cuthbert Collingwood?

2. Where does Hornblower gain his first view of Atropos?

3. Which canal(s) does the boat go down?

4. Even if Napoleon rules the earth at the moment, what consoles Hornblower?

5. With what does Atropos arm his crew?

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