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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. What does Hornblower do at Oxford?
(a) Disembarks to finish the journey on horse.
(b) Leaves his wife and child in the care of a physician.
(c) Files a complaint with the ship's owner.
(d) Goes back to his cabin.

2. What is the name of the Tunnel through which the boat goes?
(a) Sapperton.
(b) Dunwiddy.
(c) Eaton.
(d) Flewert.

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

4. Where is Hornblower to proceed?
(a) Malta.
(b) Antigua.
(c) Yurba.
(d) Port Jackson.

5. What does the King announce that confuses Hornblower?
(a) The flawless funeral procession.
(b) That Atropos is to be commanded by someone else.
(c) A reference about Hornblower's command and His Serene Highness.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who forbids Hornblower entrance to the room where the coffin lies in state?

2. What does Hornblower realize when he comes aboard the London brig?

3. From where does Hornblower hang his pocket watch?

4. Why isn't Hornblower fretting overly much about meeting the King?

5. What does the Prince want to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are things progressing at the beginning of the procession?

2. Describe Hornblower's encounter with the Prince of Seitz-Bunau.

3. What do the Hornblowers board after the canal board and where does that take them?

4. How does Hornblower respond to Eisenbeiss's blusters?

5. Why does the boat stop and what is the captain's concern?

6. What happens when the Prince and his retinue come on board the Atropos?

7. How does Hornblower help the captain of the boat?

8. Describe how the boat progresses.

9. What happens at Oxford to relieve Hornblower of his volunteer job and then what does Hornblower do?

10. What is Hornblower's destination after Gibraltar?

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