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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. Who does Mrs. Mason disapprove of when Hornblower is at home for a time?
(a) Bush.
(b) Pellew.
(c) Doughty.
(d) Cargill.

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

3. What is the office held by the man replacing Pellew as Hornblower's commander?
(a) Rear Admiral.
(b) Major.
(c) General.
(d) Corporal.

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

5. What kind of ship is the Grasshopper?
(a) A lugger.
(b) A man of war.
(c) A sloop.
(d) A frigate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Hornblower go to Plymouth?

2. Where will the story of Hornblower's success be published?

3. What do Prowse, Hornblower, and Bush discuss at length after the semaphore?

4. What do the fall gales prevent from happening?

5. Who is replacing Pellew as Hornblower's commander?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does Hornblower ask to re-fill his water supply, and what answer is he given?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why is Cornwallis so relieved when he hears about the extreme water conditions on the Hotspur?

9. How is England able to continue shipping and trading goods to other countries?

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

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