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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 negative thing interrupts the monotony on the Hotspur after they leave Plymouth?
(a) Disciplinary functions.
(b) Insect infestations.
(c) Fights.
(d) Training.

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

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

4. Where has Maria sailed from to visit Hornblower?
(a) Portsmouth.
(b) Plymouth.
(c) Paris.
(d) Pierre.

5. What ship captured the Clorinde?
(a) The Natural.
(b) The Navigator.
(c) The Naiad.
(d) The Newfoundland.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of ship is the Grasshopper?

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

3. Who is Hornblower most nervous about reading his experience at the semaphore?

4. What causes the Grasshopper to be bested?

5. What increases around the destroyed semaphore?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Doughty say he struck an officer?

2. How does Hornblower word his experience at the semaphore, and why?

3. Why does Hornblower choose to add Grimes's name to the list of men killed in action?

4. Why does Cornwallis want Hornblower to pursue the Spanish treasure fleet?

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

6. How does Doughty escape from the Hotspur?

7. What begins to happen to Hornblower's appearance when he has been at sea for six months?

8. What kind of ships does Napoleon allow into his armada?

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

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

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