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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 Pellew say to Hornblower after hearing about his experience with the Marie Galant?
(a) He was inexperienced.
(b) He was foolish.
(c) He was courageous.
(d) He was responsible.

2. 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 has a number of wives in different countries.
(c) He is mentally deficient.
(d) He is a French spy.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first thing Hornblower sets about repairing on board his first captured vessel?

2. What does Honblower use to temporarily patch up the damage in the ship?

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

4. What is of utmost importance when the boats are approaching the Papillon before the attack?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Hornblower do when he sees the Indefatigable coming towards the Pique?

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

6. What does the Papillon do in an attempt to hide from the Indefatigable?

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

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

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

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

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