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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 does Hornblower threaten to do to men that disrupt his sailing after losing the Marie Galant?
(a) Kill them.
(b) Arrest them.
(c) Throw them overboard.
(d) Put them in charge.

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

3. What are the ships carrying loads of contraband goods called?
(a) Trade embargos.
(b) Risk Inherent vessels.
(c) Prize ships.
(d) Merchant vessels.

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

5. What does Hales say before the attack on the Papillon?
(a) He feels he should have been placed in charge.
(b) He is not feeling well.
(c) He thinks the plan is too risky.
(d) He knows he will die.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country runs the Papillon?

2. What does Hornblower find in the cable tier at night?

3. What is the name of the boat that Hornblower uses to approach the Papillon before the attack?

4. What is the name of the first ship Hornblower is assigned duty to in the Navy?

5. How many English sailors are with Hornblower after losing the Marie Galant?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Hornblower threaten to do when he sees something in the cable tier one night?

3. Where does Hornblower go to get some solitude on the ship, and who joins him sometimes?

4. Why does Simpson take such a strong disliking towards Hornblower?

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

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

7. What is the duty of the Indefatigable out at sea?

8. What does Hornblower threaten to do to any man that stands in the way of his sailing after losing the Marie Galant?

9. What does Hornblower realize as he and his crew are sailing away aboard the Papillon?

10. 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?

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