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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. How does the person Hornblower meets with after his wedding describe the Peace of Amiens?
(a) Unreliable.
(b) Shaky.
(c) Solid.
(d) Reticent.

2. Hoe many cannons are on the Hotspur?
(a) 20.
(b) 40.
(c) 10.
(d) 30.

3. What is Hornblower's favorite part of leaving the Hotspur for the first time?
(a) The food.
(b) The water.
(c) The beauty.
(d) The solid ground.

4. What does Bush blame for Cargill's first and almost second failure?
(a) Harsh conditions.
(b) Nervous demeanor.
(c) Lack of skill.
(d) Poorly shifted weight.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Hornblower when the ship hits open sea?

2. How does the formality of his wedding make Hornblower feel?

3. How long do Hornblower's personal stores last?

4. What kind of jam is in Hornblower's personal stores?

5. Who leads the group of men to the semaphore?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hornblower feel about prize money, and how does he communicate this?

2. How does Bush feel when Hornblower knows all about the Loire in the Brest harbor?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is the semaphore?

9. How does Bush feel when a French merchant vessel sails by, and why?

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

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