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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is watch and watch?
(a) Four hours sleeping in hammocks and four on deck.
(b) A way of passing the time by dropping sounding lines.
(c) A high alert when the French fleet is near.
(d) A game played among the enlisted men.

2. Who is the Captain of the hoy transferring Hornblower?
(a) Japes.
(b) Bradwell.
(c) Baddlestone.
(d) Jones.

3. What happens to Meadows?
(a) Three years at hard labor.
(b) A reprimand.
(c) Thirty lashes.
(d) Stripped of rank and commission.

4. Who pursues the French fleet?
(a) Nelson.
(b) Leighton.
(c) No one.
(d) Cornwallis.

5. Who is better informed than Hornblower?
(a) Meadows.
(b) Bush.
(c) No one.
(d) Baddlestone.

6. What is Hornblower's status aboard the Hotspur once Meadows' orders are read?
(a) Only able to issue an order in an emergency.
(b) Second in command.
(c) On the same command level as Meadows.
(d) A non-entity.

7. When is it likely the vessel will overtake the Princess?
(a) Within an hour.
(b) Several days hence.
(c) The next afternoon.
(d) Nightfall.

8. What is Calder's assignment?
(a) To reunite two of the smaller English fleets in the Baltic area.
(b) To rendezvous with Admiral Nelson.
(c) To intercept and destroy the French fleet coming his way.
(d) To take the Admiral's flagship to dry dock.

9. What do the naval officers do as they become restless?
(a) Become sloppy in their dress and behavior.
(b) Criticize Baddlestone and the Princess.
(c) Start picking on the enlisted men.
(d) Start fighting while gambling.

10. On whom does Hornblower rely in managing the everyday activities of Hotspur?
(a) Meadows.
(b) Percival.
(c) Bush.
(d) Masters.

11. Why can't Baddlestone or his men be pressed?
(a) They have paid the right people.
(b) They have already served their time.
(c) They are not English citizens.
(d) They are under naval contract.

12. What is spotted a few days later?
(a) A sail.
(b) An albatross which is considered bad luck.
(c) The French fleet.
(d) A huge pod of dolphins which is considered good luck.

13. What does Hotspur's new commander look like?
(a) Short and mousy.
(b) Short and extremely muscular.
(c) Average height with a full, bushy red bed.
(d) Burly and quite tall.

14. How does Bush react to Hornblower's teasing?
(a) Apologetic.
(b) Angry.
(c) With umbrage.
(d) With his own teasing.

15. Who is taking over command of the vessel Hornblower is leaving?
(a) Johnson.
(b) Cornwallis.
(c) Meadows.
(d) Bush.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the French fleet arrive?

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

3. What does Princess do?

4. What might Hornblower end up doing?

5. What is Hornblower forced to admit?

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