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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens to the mizzen during the attack against the strange French ship?
(a) It falls to the deck.
(b) It falls into the ocean.
(c) It burns to the ground.
(d) It punctures the French ship.

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

4. What is Hornblower afraid of?
(a) Guns.
(b) The plague.
(c) Heights.
(d) Rats.

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 days.
(d) 2 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What rumors are being spread about the man who joins Hornblower in the place he goes for solitude?

3. How is the ship with the strange French sails defeated?

4. What is Hornblower unwilling to do in his duel with Simpson?

5. What does Hornblower do to quiet Hales as the boats approach the Papillon before the attack?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hornblower punish himself for the mistakes he made in losing the Marie Galant?

2. What does Captain Pellew say to Hornblower when he hears of his experience with the Marie Galant?

3. What is Hornblower's main concern when he is told his part in Captain Pellew's plan to attack the Papillon and what does he do about it?

4. How does Hornblower save Finch's life during the battle with the ship with the strange French sails?

5. What happens to Hales as the boats near the Papillon before the attack?

6. What does Hornblower order the crew to do when he knows the ship is lost?

7. What happens when the Pique sees the Indefatigable coming towards them and why?

8. What strange news does Finch tell Hornblower?

9. What does Hornblower contemplate doing when Simpson's hazing gets worse and worse?

10. What does Hornblower find in the cable tier one night?

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