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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 is Hornblower pleasantly surprised about when he first boards his ship?
(a) He does not get seasick.
(b) The ship is on its maiden voyage.
(c) His crew is full of old friends.
(d) The ship has been cleaned.

2. Where is the first ship that contacts Hornblower after he has trapped the Blanchefleur from ?
(a) America.
(b) Sweden.
(c) France.
(d) Russia.

3. Where is Clarke originally from?
(a) Sweden.
(b) France.
(c) England.
(d) Russia.

4. What did Hornblower feel that he had done after the Blanchefleur was destroyed?
(a) Done his duty.
(b) Murdered men.
(c) Defeated an enemy.
(d) Committed treason.

5. What kind of ship was the Blanchefluer?
(a) Privateer.
(b) Sloop.
(c) Merchant.
(d) Bomb Ketch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the ship Hornblower will be sailing on?

2. What does Clarke do when Hornblower has his ship boarded?

3. What peculiar habit do Hornblower and his wife indulge in at the beginning of the book?

4. What is the title of the captain of the second ship that contacts Hornblower after he has trapped the Blanchefleur?

5. How wide is the sea lane at the Sound?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the peculiar practice that Hornblower and his wife do while he is on shore? Why is this considered peculiar for the time period of this book?

2. What does Hornblower hear that alarms him on the ship, and what is the source of this noise?

3. How is Mr. Braun described when he is first introduced?

4. How does Bush feel about Braun when they are first introduced?

5. What happens when Hornblower orders his men to board the Maggie Jones?

6. What happens when the Harvey is unmasted by Danish fire?

7. How do Hornblower and his wife feel about the news Hornblower receives after he is introduced to the city he is a Squire over?

8. What does Hornblower notice while Brown is stowing his luggage?

9. How does Hornblower feel to be on land for the first time in a long time?

10. What is Hornblower surprised and pleased about when he first boards his ship?

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