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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. When is the devil usually seen by the man who joins Hornblower in his place of solitude?
(a) Early dawn.
(b) Noon day.
(c) Midnight.
(d) The dogwatch.

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

3. How many men are present when Hornblower discovers where the man he was worried about got his injuries?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 2.
(d) 20.

4. Who wins the game that the sailors play while Hornblower is on shore for the first time since joining the Navy?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Perry.
(c) Hornblower.
(d) Simpson.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Simpson refuse to do to avoid a duel with Hornblower?

2. What happens to the mizzen during the attack against the strange French ship?

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

4. Where is Hornblower supposed to take his first captured vessel?

5. Where does the Papillon first hide from the Indefatigable?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the crew of the Marie Galant see as they are sailing away from their ship?

2. Where does Hornblower plan to sail to after losing the Marie Galant?

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

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

5. What does Hornblower do when his captured ship starts sailing sluggishly, and what surprising news do they find?

6. What is the Marie Galant carrying, and why is this so shocking to Hornblower?

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

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

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

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

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