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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens to the first captured ship Hornblower is given command over when he and the crew abandon the ship?
(a) It sinks.
(b) It pops apart at the seams.
(c) It lights on fire.
(d) It is fired on by French cannons.

3. What rumors are being spread about the man who joins Hornblower in the place he goes for solitude?
(a) He is an escaped convict.
(b) He is mentally deficient.
(c) He is a French spy.
(d) He has a number of wives in different countries.

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

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

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

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

8. What is the name of the ship that finds Hornblower after he loses the Marie Galant?
(a) Panic.
(b) Plunder.
(c) Pique.
(d) Ploy.

9. What does Hornblower do when he sees the Indefatigable coming towards the ship that picked him up after losing the Marie Galant?
(a) Steals the log from the captain.
(b) Signals to the ship.
(c) Helps maneuver the ship away.
(d) Lights the ship on fire.

10. 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.

11. What kind of ship is the one that first finds Hornblower after he loses the Marie Galant?
(a) Schooner.
(b) Privateer.
(c) Ship of the Line.
(d) Merchant.

12. What is the name of the captain of the Indefatigable?
(a) Perry.
(b) Paullber.
(c) Pellington.
(d) Pellew.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Hornblower's first name?

2. What does Hornblower do when he suspects the hull of the captured ship was breached?

3. Why is Simpson in such a black mood when Hornblower joins the Navy?

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

5. Who acts as the referee for the duel between Simpson and Hornblower?

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