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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. How does Hornblower bathe while on board ship?
(a) He doesn't bathe.
(b) He has a bucket of sea water dumped over his head.
(c) He has the crew hose him down with the wash-deck pump.
(d) He takes a daily swim instead of bathing.

2. Who teaches Hornblower the technique of long splicing?
(a) His servant, Brown.
(b) Harding.
(c) Lieutanent Chadwick.
(d) Captain Sawyer.

3. What is the name of Captain Bush's ship?
(a) Nonsuch.
(b) Jericho.
(c) Sutherland.
(d) Camilla.

4. What does Lebrun tell Hornblower about Baron Momas?
(a) He is a spy for the English.
(b) He is a staunch Bonapartist.
(c) He is a captain in his own right and is in command of one of the gun boats.
(d) His family business trades goods with the Americans.

5. Why is Hornblower talking to Lebrun in chapter eight?
(a) Lebrun is the prisoner's delegate.
(b) Lebrun insists on the meeting.
(c) Hornblower personally interviews every prisoner.
(d) Lieutenant Freeman suggests it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is it better to be a Captain than a Lieutenant?

2. What is typical of Hornblower's share of prize money from a captured enemy ship?

3. What does Hornblower speculate happens on the Flame as it starts to sail to shore?

4. What is unique about Lord St. Vincent's instructions to Hornblower?

5. What is one of the last things LeBrun does before he is captured?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the mutineers after the French East India ship is captured?

2. At the beginning of the book, what is Hornblower's relationship with his wife like? How does C. S. Forester show this?

3. Why is suppressing the mutineers particularly difficult for Hornblower?

4. In addition to his rank, Hornblower is also well-connected through other ways, how?

5. How does C. S. Forester show Hornblower's resourcefulness?

6. What does Hornblower do to make the ships even more alike?

7. What does LeBrun tell Hornblower about the latest imperial dispatches from Paris? What does this news suggest about the war?

8. What type of deal is offered to Hornblower on behalf of the Mayor of Le Havre? Why?

9. Other than the prize money, why does Hornblower want to capture the French East India ship?

10. What is Horatio Hornblower's state of mind at the beginning of the book? Why is he feeling this way?

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