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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. Who does Hornblower place second in command to himself during the attack on the Papillon?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Kennedy.
(c) Pellew.
(d) Jepson.

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

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

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

5. What does Honblower use to temporarily patch up the damage in the ship?
(a) Wood from the railing.
(b) Pasty wet wood.
(c) Barrels.
(d) A sail.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is seen in the maintop by the man who joins Hornblower in his place of solitude?

3. Who does Hales call out for as the boats near the Papillon before the attack?

4. What worries Hornblower about one of his men after the attack on the Papillon?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Masters do with the pistols used in the duel between Simpson and Hornblower, and why?

2. Who is given command of the Marie Galant, and what is he told to do with it?

3. What is the plan that Captain Pellew concocts to attack the Papillon?

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

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

6. What does Keene suggest Hornblower to do after his duel with Simpson?

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

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

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

10. What happens to Hornblower during the battle against the ship with the strange French sail?

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