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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does St. Vincent refer to Hornblower?
(a) As the best sea captain in the Navy.
(b) As his protégé.
(c) As a technical sailor.
(d) As a new father.

2. Why do Hornblower and Tom propel the boat through the tunnel on foot?
(a) One horse balks at going through the tunnel and then the others do also.
(b) Horses cannot get through the tunnel.
(c) It costs less for the men to use the tunnels than to have horses.
(d) They need to stretch their legs a bit.

3. Who is George Turner?
(a) The dive master.
(b) Admiral Collingwood's aide de camp.
(c) The Atropos's cook.
(d) Speedwell's master.

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

5. How does Hornblower get soaked?
(a) By the downpour that comes.
(b) By the waves shipping over the gunnels.
(c) He manages to stay dry.
(d) By Horrocks throwing bailed water.

6. What is the name of the privateer Hornblower captures?
(a) The Vengeance.
(b) The Lady of Verdun.
(c) The Versed.
(d) The Esquire.

7. About what is the oarsman deprecatory?
(a) The Crossroads guard.
(b) Old Ben.
(c) London Bridge.
(d) The London tower.

8. What does Hornblower do on the lengthy voyage to Gibraltar?
(a) Study celestial navigation.
(b) Drill his crew.
(c) Write his memoirs.
(d) Teach his midshipmen about currents.

9. What does Hornblower find when he returns to his hotel room?
(a) His wife is alive but the baby is dead.
(b) His wife is dead.
(c) His wife has returned to their home.
(d) His wife has had a baby girl.

10. What does Hornblower order?
(a) For the Prince to climb aloft.
(b) For Atropos to head out to open seas.
(c) His gig lowered.
(d) For the Atropos to maintain absolute silence.

11. Whose funeral procession is Hornblower charged with planning?
(a) Lord Nelson.
(b) Admiral Fulton.
(c) Lord Barton.
(d) Admiral Leighton.

12. Who is Lord Cuthbert Collingwood?
(a) The Duke of Bollingbroke.
(b) A hero of Trafalgar.
(c) Admiral St. Vincent's best friend.
(d) Maria Hornblower's benefactor.

13. What did Hornblower do as personal penance when he left England?
(a) He spends some of his own money on supplies.
(b) He does not say goodbye to Maria.
(c) He spends an extra day with Maria.
(d) He lodges an official complaint.

14. What does Hornblower volunteer to do?
(a) Drive the horses.
(b) Ride ahead to find some help.
(c) Keep the boat safe while the captain goes ashore to find help.
(d) Steer the boat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hornblower take care with as far as the loading is concerned?

2. What cannot be found?

3. What is the name of the Tunnel through which the boat goes?

4. What is the Speedwell?

5. How does Maria respond to the views of London.

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