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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. Where does the Duchess offer to hide the dispatches when the Spanish ship closes on them?
(a) Under her hat.
(b) In her petticoats.
(c) In her luggage.
(d) In her corset.

2. Who sends Hornblower a letter while he is in prison?
(a) Kate Crossman.
(b) Katy Cringle.
(c) Katherine Carlisle.
(d) Kitty Cobham.

3. What does Hornblower see stacked in the town square of a French village?
(a) Bibles.
(b) Headless bodies.
(c) Fine clothing.
(d) Rotting food.

4. What must be done before Hornblower will give his money to the trade commissioner on shore?
(a) Test the efficacy of the intended cargo.
(b) Inspect the intended cargo.
(c) Have the cargo loaded.
(d) See a writ of sale or a receipt.

5. What happens to the trade commisioner while haggling over the price of the cargo?
(a) He drops dead.
(b) He vomits.
(c) He runs away.
(d) He passes out.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Hornblower and his crew try to hide from while they are in quarantine?

2. How many slaves are on board a Spanish Galley?

3. How are the slaves on the Spanish Galley clothed?

4. What strange item is unloaded from the ship with the other special cargo carried on the Indefatigable?

5. What is Hornblower ordered to do when the town he is a liaison in is attacked?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hornblower keep the special and important dispatches safe when a Spanish ship is about to close in on him?

2. What is Hornblower scolded for when he delivers the cattle to the British fleet?

3. How does Hornblower feel about Edrington?

4. How does Captain Pellew hear about the peace between France and Spain, and what is he ordered to do?

5. What does Hornblower think when he sees the size of the the army invading France?

6. Why does Foster challenge Hammond to a duel?

7. What does Hornblower do when he sees a Spanish ship wrecked on the rocks while he is still in prison?

8. What did Hornblower and Foster do when the fire ship came towards the British fleet of ships?

9. How are the Spanish Galleys different than ordinary ships?

10. What does Hornblower see in the town square of Muzzilac after running a message to Edrington?

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