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

2. What does the man at the tiller give up on doing?
(a) Keeping the boat completely in line.
(b) Trying to engage Hornblower in conversation.
(c) Telling the captain about the weakened pinion rudder.
(d) Telling his crew to row harder.

3. What does Hornblower hear in the distance?
(a) A fog horn.
(b) A shot.
(c) A crash.
(d) A scream.

4. Who is William McCullum?
(a) The most outstanding midshipman.
(b) Hornblower's brother-in-law.
(c) The wreck master and director of the Coromandel Coast.
(d) Hornblower's second in command.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hornblower have his crew do?

2. What did Hornblower do as personal penance when he left England?

3. What fascinates Hornblower on the trip?

4. What is procured at Oxford?

5. What cannot be found?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Hornblower gain a French privateer as his prize and what is the end result of the operation?

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

5. Why is Hornblower introduced to the Prince of Seitz-Bunau.

6. How is Hornblower feeling and why is it a blessing in disguise?

7. Describe how the boat progresses.

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

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

10. What does Hornblower do when he hears a shot in the foggy distance?

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