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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the horse driver?
(a) He runs off.
(b) He is shot.
(c) He passes out.
(d) He is trampled by a horse.

2. From where has the Prince fled?
(a) The Bastille.
(b) A Spanish prison.
(c) A Dutch prison.
(d) Napoleon's conquest of Europe.

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

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

5. What does Hornblower ask the King?
(a) Nothing.
(b) If he could have command of the HMS Shannon.
(c) What he is referring to.
(d) If the King would like an inspection of the Atropos.

6. Where are Hornblower and St. Vincent maneuvered?
(a) To the balcony overlooking the Thames.
(b) Out the door to the gardens.
(c) To speak in private with Admiral Nelson's widow.
(d) To a smaller group of people.

7. About what does Maria fret?
(a) Hornblower's indecorous behavior.
(b) Her sister's upcoming marriage.
(c) The sun is going to ruin her complexion.
(d) Their son is crying.

8. With what does the Prince arrive on the Atropos?
(a) Extensive baggage.
(b) Four monkeys.
(c) A parrot.
(d) Four servants.

9. What does Hornblower do at the end of the day of loading Atropos?
(a) Sleeps.
(b) Goes to retrieve the Prince from his quarters.
(c) Goes to a tavern with several officers.
(d) Goes home to say goodbye to Maria and his family.

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

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

12. For what does Hornblower use the down time?
(a) Drilling his men.
(b) Writing his wife.
(c) Inspecting the new carronades.
(d) Writing orders.

13. Why is Atropos unprepared for immediate departure?
(a) The Prince has not yet arrived.
(b) Half the crew have smallpox.
(c) Their orders have not yet arrived.
(d) They are short 20 topmen, water, food, powder and shot.

14. What does Hornblower find stressful?
(a) His infant son's constant crying.
(b) Guiding the boat through a series of staunches.
(c) His wife's disapproval.
(d) The extreme heat.

15. Where will the procession end?
(a) Buckminister Abby.
(b) Westminister Cathedral.
(c) Whitehall Steps.
(d) St. Thomas Cathedral.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens as the barge approaches its destination?

2. Upon what vessel do Hornblower and his family take passage?

3. What sort of affect does Hornblower maintain?

4. What happens to the lead barge?

5. What month and year is it that the Atropos sails to Gibraltar?

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