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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. Who intervenes between a young man dressed in finery and Hornblower?
(a) The High Chamberlain to His Serene Highness.
(b) The Earl of West Borough.
(c) Admiral Leighton.
(d) The Bishop of Canterbury.

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

3. What does Hornblower declare about the men on the London brig?
(a) Nothing.
(b) That they are to be tied up and thrown overboard.
(c) That they are pirates.
(d) That they can have amnesty.

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

5. Why isn't Hornblower fretting overly much about meeting the King?
(a) Because he has a cold.
(b) Because he has new orders.
(c) Because he knows he looks and feels his best.
(d) Because St. Vincent says he may not even meet the king personally.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the one officer Hornblower remembers clearly?

2. Who is Doctor Eisenbeiss?

3. How is the boat guided?

4. Where is Hornblower to proceed?

5. What does Hornblower arrange to be brought on board?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Hornblower's encounter with the King.

3. Describe Maria Hornblower.

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

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

6. After attempting to engage Hornblower in conversation, with whom does the tiller man talk and what is her response?

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

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

9. To where and how are Hornblower and his family traveling?

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

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