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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hornblower do before setting fire to the semaphore?
(a) Waits for the message from Pellew.
(b) Signals the Hotspur.
(c) Translates the code.
(d) Evicts the operator and his family.

2. How does Hornblower get his last glimpse of Maria before sailing away?
(a) He gets into the crow's nest.
(b) He uses a telescope.
(c) He stands on the foremast.
(d) His uses binoculars.

3. Why is Hornblower unable to recognize the honor sent to him from the French ship?
(a) He cannot understand French.
(b) He is tone deaf.
(c) He is colorblind.
(d) He is on the other side of the ship.

4. How is Brest primarily accessed?
(a) By foot.
(b) By train.
(c) By horseback.
(d) By sea.

5. Where is Cotard hailed by a guard?
(a) The semaphore.
(b) The rock beach.
(c) The jetty.
(d) The landing dock.

6. Why is Hornblower unable to have eggs from his personal store?
(a) They went bad.
(b) They are broken.
(c) They are too hard to cook.
(d) They were stolen.

7. Why is Hornblower so tense when the Loire is pursuing the Hotspur?
(a) His ship is half the size.
(b) He does not know the political status.
(c) All of these.
(d) He has less than half the cannon power.

8. Who blubbers with fear when the mission with Cotard is about to go underway?
(a) Bush.
(b) Grimes.
(c) Cotard.
(d) Prowse.

9. What irritates Hornblower about his wife after their marriage?
(a) Her tenderness.
(b) Her traditional values.
(c) Her staunchness.
(d) Her passiveness.

10. What is Grimes's first name?
(a) John.
(b) Jake.
(c) Jack.
(d) Jim.

11. What does Hornblower have men count as they pass Brest Harbor?
(a) Miles.
(b) Men.
(c) Guns.
(d) Ships.

12. What causes the Hotspur to win the race with the Loire?
(a) The Loire falls into iron.
(b) The Loire turns to shore.
(c) The Hotspur unloads some weight.
(d) The Hotspur gets a good wind.

13. What does the admiral do to show his respect for Hornblower?
(a) Makes a toast at his wedding.
(b) Shakes his hand in public.
(c) Salutes him at his wedding.
(d) Gives him a promotion.

14. What announcement does Cornwallis make when Hornblower leaves the Hotspur for the first time?
(a) The fleet will remain in place.
(b) Ships will be re-provisioned at sea.
(c) The treaty is to be re-signed.
(d) He is retiring.

15. What gift does Hornblower get from his wife before he sets sail?
(a) A scarf.
(b) A revolver.
(c) A sword.
(d) Some gloves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Pellew's ship?

2. What is Cotard's title?

3. Where does the semaphore operator live?

4. How far along is Maria in her pregnancy when Hornblower learns about it?

5. What does Hornblower feel he has to balance at the beginning of the book?

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