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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Calder?
(a) A newly-raised Admiral.
(b) Captain of the Admiral's flagship.
(c) He commands the passing English fleet.
(d) The French general who commands the land troops along the English channel shore.

2. To whom is Hornblower wishing luck at the opening of the novel?
(a) Lieutenant Bush.
(b) No one.
(c) Admireal Cornwald.
(d) Admiral Nelson.

3. What does Hornblower examine aboard the Princess?
(a) The crew.
(b) The way the main mast if far foward compared to most ships.
(c) His tiny cabin.
(d) The way the sails are set.

4. Where does the French fleet arrive?
(a) The West Indies.
(b) The English Channel.
(c) Gibraltar.
(d) Cape Horn.

5. Now where is the French fleet headed?
(a) South America.
(b) Ferrol.
(c) The Mediterranean.
(d) No one knows.

6. What horrifies Hornblower about what Baddlestone says?
(a) That Baddlestone is so disrespectful to an officer of the British navy.
(b) That Baddlestone seems so indifferent to the situation.
(c) That vital, strategic information is common knowledge.
(d) That Baddlestone says the British haven't a prayer against the superior French ships.

7. Who comes over to the Princess?
(a) Admiral Leighton.
(b) Admiral Cornwallis.
(c) Captain Johnson.
(d) Men from the Hotspur.

8. What is the approximate age of Hotspur's new captain?
(a) Middle age.
(b) Very young.
(c) Close to 70.
(d) Mid-30s.

9. What frightens Hornblower about getting on the Princess?
(a) The way the Princess' Captain is glaring at Hornblower.
(b) The way the Princess seems to be out of trim.
(c) Because he does not know his next assignment.
(d) The 18' gangplank with no handrail.

10. What rank is Hornblower at the opening of the novel?
(a) Admiral.
(b) Lieutenant.
(c) Commander.
(d) Acting Admiral.

11. How does Meadows seem to Hornblower?
(a) Incompetent.
(b) Timid.
(c) Competent but cocky.
(d) Highly competent but unsure.

12. Why is Princess going against her course?
(a) To avoid an American privateer.
(b) So she doesn't bounce so badly.
(c) To avoid a French privateer.
(d) Bad weather.

13. What is Hornblower forced to admit?
(a) That he used a local pilot most of the time.
(b) That he guided the Hotspur successfully for two years in its assigned area.
(c) That he had an excellent chart which was in his private collection.
(d) That he almost grounded several times.

14. What has Hornblower been promised?
(a) A bonus for a ship he recently helped capture.
(b) A command in Admiral Nelson's fleet.
(c) A promotion to post captain.
(d) An administrative post for a while since his wife is pregnant.

15. Why does the Princess ride high in the water?
(a) Because it has no cargo.
(b) Because it's trim is set that way.
(c) Because the captain has the sails set for speed.
(d) Because the hull is narrow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hornblower ponder as he is riding in the Princess?

2. Who is taking over command of the vessel Hornblower is leaving?

3. Why does Hornblower ask permission to talk to Bush?

4. Why is passage aboard the water hoy uncomfortable?

5. Into what has Hornblower made the crew of the Hotspur?

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