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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What do the other men mock Hales for before the attack on the Papillon?
(a) Showing his cowardice.
(b) Not being promoted.
(c) Shirking his duty.
(d) Being superstitious.

4. What is Hornblower accused of while playing the game that the sailors play while Hornblower is on shore for the first time since joining the Navy?
(a) Cheating.
(b) Losing on purpose.
(c) Distracting the others.
(d) Not knowing the rules.

5. Who is left behind when the Papillon is taken?
(a) Hales.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Kennedy.
(d) Hornblower.

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

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

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

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

10. 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.

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

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

13. When is the devil usually seen by the man who joins Hornblower in his place of solitude?
(a) The dogwatch.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Early dawn.
(d) Noon day.

14. What happens to Hales as the boats near the Papillon before the attack?
(a) He is shot.
(b) He screams out in pain.
(c) He jumps overboard.
(d) He has a seizure.

15. Where is the damage done to the captured ship that Hornblower is in charge of?
(a) Near the forecastle.
(b) In the hull.
(c) At the underbelly.
(d) At the topmast.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Simpson refuse to do to avoid a duel with Hornblower?

2. What country runs the Papillon?

3. What is Hornblower's first name?

4. Who wins the game that the sailors play while Hornblower is on shore for the first time since joining the Navy?

5. What does Hornblower allow the crew of the captured vessel to do after the first night of their capture?

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