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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the young man who is ignored at the dinner with Wychwood?
(a) Allan.
(b) Alexi.
(c) Alec.
(d) Alexander.

2. Where is Braun sent after he is stopped from his plan at the dinner by Hornblower?
(a) Finland.
(b) Prison.
(c) The Brig.
(d) England.

3. Where does Hornblower read about the different views of this attack on the Blancehfleur?
(a) Newspapers.
(b) Scuttlebut.
(c) Word of mouth.
(d) Official orders.

4. What causes Hornblower to use poor judgment at the dinner with Wychwood?
(a) He has had no sleep for three days.
(b) He is starteld by the situation with Braun.
(c) He drinks too much.
(d) He is nervous to be in a public setting.

5. Where is Hornblower sent after Wychwood's diplomatic trip?
(a) Riga.
(b) Frankfort.
(c) St. Petersburg.
(d) London.

6. What causes Hornblower to be homesick while he is at Riga?
(a) The sight of a family in Riga.
(b) A friend's death.
(c) A letter from Barbara.
(d) A dream.

7. Where does Hornblower decide to go the day after the ball?
(a) Kornistown.
(b) Kongistown.
(c) Konigsburg.
(d) Klarksburg.

8. What title does the man hold that Hornblower meets on shore after he captures an important prisoner?
(a) Admiral.
(b) General.
(c) Commodore.
(d) Major.

9. Who explains land warfare to Hornblower as he observes the attacks on the Russian villages?
(a) Essen.
(b) Clausewitz.
(c) Bush.
(d) Diebitsch.

10. What does Hornblower fill the barges with that he connects to the bomb ketches?
(a) Cannonballs.
(b) Timber.
(c) Ammunition.
(d) Sand.

11. What does Wychwood take to England with him when he leaves?
(a) Supplies.
(b) Mail.
(c) Treaties.
(d) Reports.

12. What month is it when Hornblower reaches his destination after Wychwood heads back to England?
(a) June.
(b) July.
(c) Spetember.
(d) August.

13. What kind of fires are burning on the shore when Hornblower talks about the impossibility of war?
(a) Explosive fire.
(b) Signal fires.
(c) Fire from burning ships.
(d) Bivouac fires.

14. What do the men at dinner with Wychwood talk about?
(a) War.
(b) Women.
(c) Politics.
(d) Money.

15. Where does Wychwood think Napoleon is planning his next attack after his diplomatic trip?
(a) Riga.
(b) Frankfort.
(c) St. Petersburg.
(d) London.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of boat does Hornblower take to shore when he sees the smoke?

2. What does Hornblower hope to do at his next destination after the ball?

3. What does the dinner with Wychwood consist of?

4. What keeps Hornblower from being able to use his bomb ketches?

5. What does Hornblower call the filled barges that he connects to the bomb ketches?

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