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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. Which canal(s) does the boat go down?
(a) The Severn and Cotswald.
(b) Just the Thames.
(c) Thames and Severn.
(d) Just the Cotswald.

2. What is parallel to the canal?
(a) A line of trees right along the bank.
(b) A bridge.
(c) A footpath.
(d) A paved road.

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

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

5. What happens to the lead barge?
(a) It springs a leak.
(b) It spins sideways.
(c) It rams an underwater obstacle.
(d) It sinks in under a minute.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long would the overland passage have been that Hornblower just traveled by boat in less than a day?

2. What is noticed on the floating object?

3. What do other ships in the area do?

4. What is a wherry?

5. Who is driving horses?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hornblower end this chapter as the consummate family man?

2. How does Hornblower know something is amiss on the Amelia Jane and what does he do?

3. What are Hornblower's orders that await him on the Atropos and what does he do?

4. Why is the Atropos anchored and what does Hornblower do with the time?

5. What fascinates Hornblower about the boat on which he is riding?

6. What happens to cause a crisis for Hornblower and what is his first response?

7. What is Hornblower's next mission after joining the fleet?

8. What is the status of the Atropos when Hornblower questions Lieutenant Jones?

9. Why does Hornblower change the original plans for the docking and offloading of the coffin?

10. What is recovered from the sea and what does Hornblower figure out from the object?

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