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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what does Hornblower get mad at himself while talking with Prowse and Bush?
(a) Getting into shoaling waters.
(b) Not commanding Grimes well enough.
(c) Not crediting himself for the success.
(d) Losing Jones at the semaphore.

2. What is the Butcher's Bill?
(a) The list of dead and wounded.
(b) The list of prisoners.
(c) The list of needed provisions.
(d) The list of damage to the ship.

3. How does Hornblower disguise the Hotspur as a French ship during the night attack?
(a) He calls out in French.
(b) He flashes three red lights.
(c) He tells his crew to be silent and pulls down the main sail.
(d) He raises a French flag.

4. For what are the changes in winter favorable?
(a) English combat.
(b) French offensive.
(c) English communication.
(d) French escape.

5. How does Hornblower feel about domestic life?
(a) He finds it strange.
(b) He is afraid of messing it up.
(c) He feels fulfilled, but in the way.
(d) He loves it.

6. Where will the story of Hornblower's success be published?
(a) The War Times.
(b) The Minutes of the Navy.
(c) The Continental Journal.
(d) The Gazette.

7. What is the smallest daily water ration Hornblower gives his crew during the storms?
(a) 3/4 rations.
(b) 2/3 rations.
(c) 1/3 rations.
(d) 1/2 rations.

8. What is the punishment for Doughty's arrest?
(a) Demotion.
(b) Banishment.
(c) Death.
(d) Imprisonment.

9. What do Prowse, Hornblower, and Bush discuss at length after the semaphore?
(a) Deaths in war.
(b) Recognition for valor.
(c) Prize money.
(d) Suicide.

10. Why was Hornblower looking forward to New Years?
(a) He will receive his promotion.
(b) His wife is coming to visit.
(c) His son should be born around then.
(d) He will get a re-supply for his crew.

11. What increases around the destroyed semaphore?
(a) Bad weather.
(b) French army battalions.
(c) Guards.
(d) Ships of war.

12. What does Hornblower regret after getting his first dinner from Grimes's replacement?
(a) His pre-occupation with business.
(b) His insistence that the new steward stay in Grimes's old cabin.
(c) His sadness about losing Pellew.
(d) His cold reception of the new steward.

13. What does Hornblower update over the first summer at war?
(a) The journey log.
(b) The history books.
(c) The naval charts.
(d) The crew list.

14. What comes crashing down on the Hotspur during the night attack?
(a) The top rigging.
(b) The foremast.
(c) The forecastle.
(d) The crow's nest.

15. Who is replacing Pellew as Hornblower's commander?
(a) Pratner.
(b) Pinker.
(c) Prancer.
(d) Parker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first dinner made for Hornblower by Grimes's replacement?

2. For what does Hornblower search newspapers?

3. What positive thing interrupts the monotony on the Hotspur after they leave Plymouth?

4. Why does Cornwallis want Hornblower to intercept the fleet coming from South America?

5. How does Hornblower want his role in destroying the semaphore to appear?

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