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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the first captured ship Hornblower is assigned to take to shore?
(a) Marie Galant.
(b) Galant Mary.
(c) Gentle Marie.
(d) May Gentile.

2. What are the ships carrying loads of contraband goods called?
(a) Merchant vessels.
(b) Risk Inherent vessels.
(c) Prize ships.
(d) Trade embargos.

3. Which of the following is NOT seen by a sailor in the maintop just before the battle with a strange French ship begins?
(a) Bracegirdle.
(b) A spy.
(c) Oldroyd.
(d) God.

4. What does Hornblower do when he suspects the hull of the captured ship was breached?
(a) Checks for holes.
(b) Asks the crew of the ship.
(c) Measures the gait in the water.
(d) Sounds the well.

5. How long is the first captured ship Hornblower is given command of taking on water before the damage is discovered?
(a) 20 hours.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 2 days.

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

7. What does Hales say before the attack on the Papillon?
(a) He is not feeling well.
(b) He feels he should have been placed in charge.
(c) He knows he will die.
(d) He thinks the plan is too risky.

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

9. Who joins Hornblower in the place he goes to find solitude on the ship?
(a) Jepson.
(b) Finch.
(c) Kennedy.
(d) Pellew.

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

11. Who is sent to help Hornblower in his position when a strange French sail is seen in the distance?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Styles.
(c) Finch.
(d) Kennedy.

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

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

14. Where does Hornblower place the crew of the first captured vessel he is given command of?
(a) Brig.
(b) Poop deck.
(c) Forecastle.
(d) Galley.

15. What is the name of the ship that Hornblower's first captain orders him to transfer to?
(a) Inpenetrable.
(b) Indefatigable.
(c) Immaculate.
(d) Independance.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Hornblower plan to sail after losing the Marie Galant?

2. What does Pellew say to Hornblower after hearing about his experience with the Marie Galant?

3. What is the name of the captain of the first ship Hornblower is assigned duty to in the Navy?

4. What excuse is given by the man Hornblower is worried about after the attack on the Papillon?

5. Who does Hornblower ask about the man he is worried about after the attack on the Papillon?

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