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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose funeral procession is Hornblower charged with planning?
(a) Lord Barton.
(b) Admiral Leighton.
(c) Lord Nelson.
(d) Admiral Fulton.

2. With what does Atropos arm his crew?
(a) Just knives.
(b) Just muskets.
(c) Muskets and cutlasses.
(d) Swords and bayonets.

3. What is Hornblower ordered to attend?
(a) His wife's birthing.
(b) A hearing of advisement.
(c) A party hosted by the king.
(d) A court martial.

4. What angers some of the onlookers?
(a) That the coffin falls and cracks open.
(b) That the barge sinks with the coffin onboard.
(c) Hornblower's breach in protocol.
(d) Nothing because they can see the problem.

5. What do the three Sinhalese divers do?
(a) Dive for pearls.
(b) Only obey McCullum.
(c) Insult Hornblower by accident.
(d) Sleep on the fore deck.

6. Where do the Hornblowers leave the canal boat?
(a) Hartford.
(b) Brentford.
(c) Bennington.
(d) Piccadilly.

7. What is the horse driver doing?
(a) Dozing on top of one of the horses.
(b) Drinking gin continually.
(c) Cruelly whipping the horses.
(d) Singing in a loud voice.

8. What sort of affect does Hornblower maintain?
(a) Angry.
(b) Icy and reserved.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Affable.

9. How is Hornblower when he meets St. Vincent?
(a) Apprehensive.
(b) Exuberant.
(c) Sick.
(d) Melancholy.

10. What is Hornblower ordered when he finds Collingwood's fleet?
(a) To take station in the fleet.
(b) Nothing.
(c) To sail on to Purang Batang.
(d) To leave McCullum on the flag ship.

11. How is the boat guided?
(a) With a rack and pinion.
(b) By the way the sails are set.
(c) By the paddlewheel.
(d) By a man at the tiller.

12. What floats by the Atropos?
(a) An empty life boat.
(b) A keg.
(c) A body.
(d) An oar.

13. What is procured at Oxford?
(a) Lunch.
(b) A room at a plush inn.
(c) An arrest warrant for the drunk teamster.
(d) A fresh crew.

14. What does Hornblower realize when he comes aboard the London brig?
(a) That there is no one on board.
(b) That a French prize crew is on board.
(c) That the rigging is tangled.
(d) That the English crew is tied up.

15. From where does Hornblower hang his pocket watch?
(a) The coffin.
(b) His neck.
(c) The bridle of the lead horse.
(d) His fob.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hornblower hear in the distance?

2. What does the Prince want to do?

3. What is parallel to the canal?

4. What does the King announce that confuses Hornblower?

5. Where will the procession end?

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