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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many men are present when Hornblower discovers where the man he was worried about got his injuries?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 20.
(d) 2.

2. Who acts as the referee for the duel between Simpson and Hornblower?
(a) Kane.
(b) Masters.
(c) Perry.
(d) Jackson.

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

4. Who loses the game that the sailors play while Hornblower is on shore for the first time since joining the Navy?
(a) Simpson.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Hornblower.
(d) Perry.

5. Who does Hales call out for as the boats near the Papillon before the attack?
(a) Jesus.
(b) An angel.
(c) His sister.
(d) His mother.

6. What position does Hornblower take when a strange French sail is seen in the distance?
(a) Swivel gun operator.
(b) Cannon loader.
(c) Steering engineer.
(d) Crow's nest lookout.

7. What do the sailors play while Hornblower is on shore for the first time since joining the Navy?
(a) Poker.
(b) Dice.
(c) Whist.
(d) Chance.

8. What is Hornblower's first name?
(a) Horace.
(b) Horatio.
(c) Henry.
(d) Harry.

9. What is the name of the captain of the ship that finds Hornblower after he loses the Marie Galant?
(a) Neville.
(b) Nouvant.
(c) Newman.
(d) Neuville.

10. How old is Simpson at the beginning of the book?
(a) 14.
(b) 24.
(c) 34.
(d) 44.

11. Where does the Papillon first hide from the Indefatigable?
(a) In a French port.
(b) In an estuary.
(c) In an English port.
(d) On the sand bar of a coral reef.

12. What is being held in the storeroom of the ship that picked up Hornblower after losing the Marie Galant?
(a) Black powder.
(b) Paint.
(c) Paper.
(d) Slaves.

13. What is Hornblower assigned to help with his first time back on shore after joining the Navy?
(a) A trading embargo.
(b) A spy operation.
(c) A guard duty.
(d) A press gang.

14. Which part of the boat does Hornblower confine the French men to after losing the Marie Galant?
(a) The starboard.
(b) The port.
(c) The harbor.
(d) The bow.

15. What does Hornblower find in the cable tier at night?
(a) A dead man.
(b) A hiding spy.
(c) Rat fights.
(d) Whist games.

Short Answer Questions

1. What injury does Hornblower receive during the battle on the Papillon?

2. What worries Hornblower about one of his men after the attack on the Papillon?

3. What is the name of the ship that finds Hornblower after he loses the Marie Galant?

4. How is the ship with the strange French sails defeated?

5. What is the name of the boat that Hornblower uses to approach the Papillon before the attack?

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