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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first captured ship Hornblower is given command of carrying?
(a) Wheat.
(b) Rice.
(c) Beans.
(d) Lead.

2. How many French sailors are with Hornblower after losing the Marie Galant?
(a) 8.
(b) 12.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

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

4. Where is Hornblower supposed to take his first captured vessel?
(a) The nearest English port.
(b) The nearest trading port.
(c) The central naval port.
(d) The dock in the channel.

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

6. Who plans the strategic assault on the Papillon?
(a) Pellew.
(b) Hornblower.
(c) Kennedy.
(d) Keene.

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

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

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 is strange about Hornblower's age when he first enters the Navy?
(a) He is younger than usual.
(b) He is small for his age.
(c) He is older than usual.
(d) He seems wise beyond his years.

11. 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) Oldroyd.
(c) God.
(d) A spy.

12. 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) Not knowing the rules.
(b) Losing on purpose.
(c) Distracting the others.
(d) Cheating.

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

14. What worries Hornblower about one of his men after the attack on the Papillon?
(a) A lost look in his eyes.
(b) Sores on his face.
(c) An injury from the battle.
(d) Rumors from the crew.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of ship is the one that first finds Hornblower after he loses the Marie Galant?

2. What is the name of the captain of the Indefatigable?

3. What are the ships carrying loads of contraband goods called?

4. How long is the first captured ship Hornblower is given command of taking on water before the damage is discovered?

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

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