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

2. Why does Hornblower go to Plymouth?
(a) A change of station.
(b) To train his crew.
(c) Repairs on his ship.
(d) New supplies.

3. What American ship is anchored in the harbor with the Hotspur?
(a) The Liberty.
(b) The Constitution.
(c) The Interceptor.
(d) The Eagle.

4. What does Hornblower reminisce about during the storms?
(a) His first days on a ship.
(b) His time off during peace.
(c) His experiences with Pellew.
(d) His wife.

5. Why is Hornblower not able to speak with Maria?
(a) Hornblower is promoted.
(b) Another gale blows up.
(c) Cornwallis orders him back to sea.
(d) The French attack.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men on the ship have to man three out of four hours during the storms?

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

3. What does Hornblower make his crew train in during the Winter?

4. For what is Doughty arrested?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hornblower get excited about as the New Year approaches?

2. What does Doughty make for Hornblower on his first day in his service?

3. What does Hornblower order his crew to do after the foremast comes down, and why?

4. Why is Hornblower unable to re-provision his ship when he was meant to?

5. What has caused the two frigates in Brest to ride lower than usual in the water?

6. Why does Hornblower get to spend some time with his wife and son?

7. What changes set in at the winter, and what does this mean for Hornblower?

8. Why is the navy so important to England's success?

9. What happens when a mortar lands on the Hotspur?

10. What does the Brest blockade consist of over the first summer at war?

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