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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 does Hornblower do when he first makes shore?
(a) Writes his wife and says goodbye to the men.
(b) Goes to see Meadows' mother.
(c) Goes to a tavern.
(d) Goes to see Meadows' widow.

2. Who is Mr. Barrow?
(a) The Prince of Wales' aide de camp.
(b) The assistant to the secretary to the admiralty.
(c) The secretary to Admiral Huffington.
(d) The secretary to Admiral Pembroke.

3. What seems almost surreal to Hornblower?
(a) The big city.
(b) The way the land sways under his feet.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Seeing his wife with his infant son so soon after hacking apart Frenchmen.

4. Who is Lord Barham?
(a) The first sea-lord.
(b) The Warden of the Southern Marshes.
(c) The Prince of Wale's right hand man.
(d) The Warden of the Northern Province.

5. What does Hornblower suggest could be used from the document?
(a) That the seal and signature could be copied and false orders created.
(b) That they could set up an ambush at the location mentioned.
(c) That they could use Josephine's signature to make Napoleon doubt her.
(d) That they could use Napoleon's signature to create a false treaty that would then be circulated.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes aboard to speak with Sawyer?

2. What do they offer Hornblower to accept the assignment?

3. What does Hornblower tell the men on the longboat to do?

4. What is the sentence passed upon McCool?

5. What is the most important thing about the letter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the formerly sleeping watch sailors do as Hornblower is contemplating what to do with the ship?

2. What are Hornblower's thoughts about Ireland's plight?

3. Why is Hornblower privy to the information passed with the signal flags?

4. What do Hornblower and his men do when the prize crew arrives?

5. Describe the situation about McCool's chest and what Hornblower ultimately decides to do.

6. What does Hornblower do while the men are destroying the ship?

7. What is the final outcome (according to an author's note) of Hornblower delivering false orders to Villeneuve?

8. What procedures are followed by Hornblower and others once McCool is aboard the Renown?

9. What are the setting and circumstances at the opening of this short story?

10. What special duty is Hornblower assigned?

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