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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gift does Hornblower get for his wife before he sets sail?
(a) A ring.
(b) A brooch.
(c) A necklace.
(d) Nothing.

2. What office does Hornblower hold at the beginning of this book?
(a) Captain.
(b) Lieutenant.
(c) Commander.
(d) Admiral.

3. What is the Hotspur responsible for after the multi-tiered system is in place?
(a) Scouting for troops.
(b) Relaying messages.
(c) Gathering information.
(d) Blockading Brest.

4. What kind of jam is in Hornblower's personal stores?
(a) Cherry.
(b) Black current.
(c) Strawberry.
(d) Gooseberry.

5. What is Prowse's position on the ship?
(a) Sailing master.
(b) Steward.
(c) Midshipman.
(d) Navigator.

6. What does Pellew's ship give to the Hotspur?
(a) Maps and letters.
(b) Food and ale.
(c) Directions and ammunition.
(d) Water and letters.

7. What is the downside of the success at the Semaphore?
(a) A last message got through.
(b) Many Englishmen died.
(c) They could not destroy the code.
(d) The French caught them.

8. Where does Hornblower plot a course after leaving England?
(a) Brest.
(b) Ushille.
(c) Ushant.
(d) Bree.

9. Why does Hornblower talk to Cotard?
(a) He is close to Cornwallis.
(b) He speaks perfect French.
(c) He has a place on the next mail ship.
(d) He has worked with Pellew in the past.

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

11. What is the name of Pellew's ship?
(a) Tornage.
(b) Tonto.
(c) Tonage.
(d) Tonnant.

12. Who mans the Hotspur during the attack on the semaphore?
(a) Hornblower.
(b) Bush.
(c) Cornwallis.
(d) Pellew.

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

14. Who has made the ship ready to sail?
(a) Bush.
(b) Doughty.
(c) Hornblower.
(d) McGill.

15. What kind of ship is the Loire?
(a) Man of war.
(b) Frigate.
(c) Sloop.
(d) Merchant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who blubbers with fear when the mission with Cotard is about to go underway?

2. Who tells Hornblower that a single ship is ready?

3. What does Hornblower hear from Maria?

4. Who managed most of Hornblower's wedding?

5. How does Hornblower fix the trim of the ship?

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