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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells Hornblower to report to the captain while the Papillon is hiding from the Indefatigable?
(a) Keene.
(b) Simpson.
(c) Kennedy.
(d) Jepson.

2. What does Simpson refuse to do to avoid a duel with Hornblower?
(a) Give back Hornblower's stolen goods.
(b) Act kindly.
(c) Call Hornblower by his proper name.
(d) Apologize.

3. Where do Hornblower and his crew go when they abandon the first captured ship Hornblower was given command over?
(a) They salvage a life raft.
(b) To the single rowboat.
(c) They use a makeshift raft.
(d) They swim to shore.

4. Where is the crew from the first captured vessel Hornblower is given command of from?
(a) Belgium.
(b) Italy.
(c) France.
(d) America.

5. What is of utmost importance when the boats are approaching the Papillon before the attack?
(a) Diligence.
(b) Accuracy.
(c) Silence.
(d) Courage.

6. What excuse is given by the man Hornblower is worried about after the attack on the Papillon?
(a) Scurvy.
(b) Lack of sleep.
(c) Rat bites.
(d) Boils.

7. What are crews called that take captured vessels into port?
(a) Merchant crews.
(b) Prize crews.
(c) Risk crews.
(d) Capture crews.

8. Who does Hornblower ask about the man he is worried about after the attack on the Papillon?
(a) The doctor.
(b) The captain.
(c) The man.
(d) The cook.

9. Who is seen in the cable tier by the man who joins Hornblower in his place of solitude?
(a) God.
(b) The devil.
(c) The captain.
(d) A spy.

10. Where is Hornblower drifting after losing the Marie Galant?
(a) Bay of Dolphins.
(b) The English Channel.
(c) Straits of Gibraltar.
(d) Bay of Biscay.

11. Where does Hornblower plan to sail after losing the Marie Galant?
(a) To the naval base.
(b) An English port.
(c) To the Indefatigable.
(d) To the nearest port.

12. What does Hornblower allow the crew of the captured vessel to do after the first night of their capture?
(a) Prepare and enjoy beakfast.
(b) Help fix the ship.
(c) Give their version of the conflict.
(d) Tell them the safest place to port the ship.

13. What does Hornblower worry about most before the attack on the Papillon?
(a) Personal failure.
(b) Being exposed to the Plague.
(c) Dying.
(d) Being captured and put in prison.

14. Which of Hornblower's men does he begin to worry about after the attack of the Papillon?
(a) Styles.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Jepson.
(d) Hales.

15. What is Hornblower's duty in the planned capture of the Papillon?
(a) Setting the topsails.
(b) Distracting the Papillon's crew.
(c) Guiding the Indefatigable through the fog.
(d) Taking out the captain of the Papillon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Hales as the boats near the Papillon before the attack?

2. Which of the following is NOT seen by a sailor in the maintop just before the battle with a strange French ship begins?

3. What country runs the Papillon?

4. Who is sent to help Hornblower in his position when a strange French sail is seen in the distance?

5. Where is Hornblower supposed to take his first captured vessel?

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