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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the biggest loss to the French in the night attack?
(a) The discovered plot.
(b) The damaged weapons.
(c) The ruined ships.
(d) The loss of lives.

2. How does Hornblower want his role in destroying the semaphore to appear?
(a) Bold and intelligent.
(b) Smart and risky.
(c) Brave and heroic.
(d) Vital and safe.

3. What is the office held by the man replacing Pellew as Hornblower's commander?
(a) General.
(b) Major.
(c) Corporal.
(d) Rear Admiral.

4. Who is Hornblower most nervous about reading his experience at the semaphore?
(a) Pellew.
(b) Cornwallis.
(c) Maria.
(d) Mrs. Mason.

5. What changes at Brest when winter sets in?
(a) The number at the blockade.
(b) The wind.
(c) The temperature.
(d) The visibility.

6. What increases in the army encampments on shore after Christmas?
(a) The shipping lines.
(b) The training exercises.
(c) The cooking fires.
(d) The cannons.

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

8. Who points out the change in Hornblower on New Year's Eve?
(a) Doughty.
(b) Cornwallis.
(c) Bush.
(d) Pellew.

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

10. What month does the Hotspur run low on water?
(a) December.
(b) September.
(c) October.
(d) November.

11. For what is Doughty arrested?
(a) Striking an officer.
(b) Stealing prize money.
(c) Taking from the captain's stores.
(d) Sending coded messages.

12. What do the men on the ship have to man three out of four hours during the storms?
(a) The cannons.
(b) The crow's nest.
(c) The forecastle.
(d) The water pumps.

13. Who is sent to replace Grimes?
(a) Williams.
(b) Washer.
(c) Doughty.
(d) Daffer.

14. What positive thing interrupts the monotony on the Hotspur after they leave Plymouth?
(a) Letters.
(b) Dares.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Games.

15. What causes the Grasshopper to be bested?
(a) It is poorly handled.
(b) It runs aground.
(c) It is weighed down.
(d) It takes on water.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can Hornblower not get new water when he first gets into the bay?

2. What does Hornblower regret after getting his first dinner from Grimes's replacement?

3. What is Napoleon's armada made up of?

4. What upsets Bush when the account of the mortar incident is in the newspaper?

5. What does Hornblower and his crew spend the first summer at war doing?

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