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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many ships of the lines are with the Hotspur's squadron?
(a) 14.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

3. What is Hornblower doing at the beginning of the book?
(a) Being promoted.
(b) Meeting with the admiral.
(c) Cleaning his uniform.
(d) Getting married.

4. What does Cotard claim to be when he is approached by a French guard?
(a) A merchant.
(b) A fisherman.
(c) A lost French soldier.
(d) A defector.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Prowse's position on the ship?

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

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

4. Who calls on Hornblower shortly after his wedding?

5. Where is the French semaphore station?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hornblower do when he sees a French fisherman?

2. How is Hornblower able to be attentive to his wife even though he is to sail away the next day?

3. What is found in the package sent by Cornwallis?

4. Why is Hornblower unable to have fresh eggs, and why is this so frustrating to him?

5. What was the damage caused by the ship-to-shore action?

6. What does Cornwallis say about the treaty, and what does he plan to do in response to this?

7. What do the Loire and Hotspur do when they pass each other for the first time?

8. How is Hornblower as the most junior leader is treated when he dines with the other leaders?

9. Why does Hornblower not have much in his own personal stores on the ship?

10. What does Hornblower try to teach Grimes, and how is this lesson taken?

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