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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the first thing Hornblower sets about repairing on board his first captured vessel?
(a) The forecastle.
(b) The topmast.
(c) The hull.
(d) The rigging.

5. 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.

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

7. What is the name of the captain of the first ship Hornblower is assigned duty to in the Navy?
(a) Kanye.
(b) Keene.
(c) Kane.
(d) Karne.

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

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

10. What is the name of the boat that Hornblower uses to approach the Papillon before the attack?
(a) Jingle.
(b) Jelly.
(c) Jolly.
(d) Joyous.

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

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

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

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

15. How does the man Hornblower is worried about after the Papillon attack really get injured?
(a) Self infliction.
(b) Gang hazing.
(c) The battle on the Papillon.
(d) Rat fights.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men are present when Hornblower discovers where the man he was worried about got his injuries?

2. When is the devil usually seen by the man who joins Hornblower in his place of solitude?

3. What is being held in the storeroom of the ship that picked up Hornblower after losing the Marie Galant?

4. Where does Hornblower place the crew of the first captured vessel he is given command of?

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

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