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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 does Hornblower take care with as far as the loading is concerned?
(a) That his sailors help the stevedores.
(b) That it is proper so as not to throw off the trim.
(c) That it is completed within a week.
(d) That it is done quickly.

2. Where does Hornblower gain his first view of Atropos?
(a) At Deptford.
(b) At Piccadilly.
(c) At Brendford.
(d) At Wereworth.

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

4. With what does the Prince arrive on the Atropos?
(a) A parrot.
(b) Four monkeys.
(c) Extensive baggage.
(d) Four servants.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is procured at Oxford?

2. How does St. Vincent refer to Hornblower?

3. How does Hornblower get soaked?

4. Who is His Serene Highness?

5. How long would the overland passage have been that Hornblower just traveled by boat in less than a day?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Hornblower feeling and why is it a blessing in disguise?

2. How are things progressing at the beginning of the procession?

3. What fascinates Hornblower about the boat on which he is riding?

4. Why does Hornblower change the original plans for the docking and offloading of the coffin?

5. Why does the boat stop and what is the captain's concern?

6. How does Hornblower gain a French privateer as his prize and what is the end result of the operation?

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

8. Describe how the boat progresses.

9. What is Hornblower's destination after Gibraltar?

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

(see the answer keys)

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