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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 is Hornblower to proceed?
(a) Port Jackson.
(b) Yurba.
(c) Antigua.
(d) Malta.

2. Who is the one officer Hornblower remembers clearly?
(a) John Jones.
(b) Jacob Miller.
(c) Tom Leighton.
(d) Tom Pullings.

3. Even if Napoleon rules the earth at the moment, what consoles Hornblower?
(a) The seas are up for grabs.
(b) Napoleon doesn't rule his wife, just like every other man.
(c) England rules the seas.
(d) Nothing lasts forever.

4. What did Hornblower do as personal penance when he left England?
(a) He spends an extra day with Maria.
(b) He lodges an official complaint.
(c) He does not say goodbye to Maria.
(d) He spends some of his own money on supplies.

5. Which canal(s) does the boat go down?
(a) Just the Thames.
(b) Thames and Severn.
(c) The Severn and Cotswald.
(d) Just the Cotswald.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Prince want to do?

2. What does the man at the tiller give up on doing?

3. Where are Hornblower and St. Vincent going?

4. What is Hornblower ordered to attend?

5. With what does the Prince arrive on the Atropos?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Hornblower's encounter with the Prince of Seitz-Bunau.

2. What is recovered from the sea and what does Hornblower figure out from the object?

3. What is Hornblower's next mission after joining the fleet?

4. How does Hornblower get the Atropos ready for departure?

5. Describe the boat's journey from the tunnel to Oxford.

6. Why is Hornblower introduced to the Prince of Seitz-Bunau.

7. After attempting to engage Hornblower in conversation, with whom does the tiller man talk and what is her response?

8. Describe how the boat progresses.

9. What happens at Oxford to relieve Hornblower of his volunteer job and then what does Hornblower do?

10. How does Hornblower end this chapter as the consummate family man?

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