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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does arems en flute mean?
(a) Armed like a flute.
(b) Fulfilled armories.
(c) Armories emptied.
(d) Foot soldiers in arms.

2. How does Hornblower appear on New Year's Eve?
(a) Haggard and strange.
(b) Thin and sickly.
(c) Distracted and upset.
(d) Tired and worried.

3. Where is Hornblower told to go while he is talking to Doughty in the brig?
(a) Creon.
(b) Cadiz.
(c) Caribbean.
(d) Colot.

4. What does Hornblower think the French are doing when he makes observations after Christmas?
(a) Preparing for assault.
(b) Trying to escape.
(c) Transferring troops.
(d) Making land maneuvers.

5. Why can Hornblower not get new water when he first gets into the bay?
(a) They have to fight some French guards.
(b) Another storm comes.
(c) The men are too sick.
(d) The ship has to be fixed.

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

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

8. What does Hornblower notice about two frigates in the bay after Christmas?
(a) They are more weighed down.
(b) They are riding more lightly.
(c) Their colors don't change when they should.
(d) They seem undermanned.

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

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

11. Why did Doughty commit his crime?
(a) He was confused.
(b) He was angry.
(c) He was dared.
(d) He was hungry.

12. What does Hornblower do while trying to rescue the Grasshopper that amazes his crew?
(a) He puts out a mortar fuse.
(b) He returns fire on the French frigate.
(c) He pulls the Grasshopper's captain out of the wreckage.
(d) He repairs the sails on the Grasshopper.

13. What country is the Félicité from?
(a) America.
(b) England.
(c) France.
(d) Spain.

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

15. What is the French identification and follow signal?
(a) Three red lights.
(b) Two green lights.
(c) Four yellow flames.
(d) One flashing blue lantern.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Hornblower disguise the Hotspur as a French ship during the night attack?

2. Why does Hornblower go to Plymouth?

3. For what are the changes in winter favorable?

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

5. What does Hornblower tell his crew when winter sets in?

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