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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 happens to the weather when the Hotspur runs low on water?
(a) It becomes erratic.
(b) It gets dirty.
(c) It falls into a routine.
(d) It grows calm.

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

3. What does Hornblower do when he makes certain observations about the French after Christmas?
(a) Makes a French contact.
(b) Writes a letter.
(c) Writes it in his log.
(d) Confers with Bush.

4. What does Hornblower order his men to sleep next to after New Year's?
(a) Their clothes.
(b) Their bunks.
(c) Their bunkmates.
(d) Their guns.

5. How long is Hornblower told to wait in station when he asks permission to find water?
(a) Three days.
(b) Five days.
(c) Four days.
(d) Six days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Doughty commit his crime?

2. What do the fall gales prevent from happening?

3. What upsets Bush when the account of the mortar incident is in the newspaper?

4. What does Hornblower tell his crew when winter sets in?

5. What American ship is anchored in the harbor with the Hotspur?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the crew of the Hotspur have to endure while living on shortened rations of water?

5. How does Doughty escape from the Hotspur?

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

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

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

9. Who is Hornblower's visitor while in Cadiz, and what do they discuss?

10. Why does Doughty say he struck an officer?

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