2. How does the English fleet feel about the semaphore?
(a) They are annoyed by it.
(b) They are amused by it.
(c) They are angered by it.
(d) They are afraid of it.

3. What is Hornblower's favorite part of leaving the Hotspur for the first time?
(a) The food.
(b) The solid ground.
(c) The beauty.
(d) The water.

4. What does a French war ship do as they pass the Hotspur?
(a) Fire a blank shot.
(b) Sing out their own anthem.
(c) Raise a white flag.
(d) Play England's anthem.

5. What is the first order Cargill fails to manage for Hornblower?
(a) A watch.
(b) A tack.
(c) A full report.
(d) A realignment.

6. What is Grimes's first name?
(a) Jake.
(b) John.
(c) Jack.
(d) Jim.

7. What causes the Hotspur to win the race with the Loire?
(a) The Hotspur unloads some weight.
(b) The Loire falls into iron.
(c) The Hotspur gets a good wind.
(d) The Loire turns to shore.

8. Where is the French semaphore station?
(a) Unthialle.
(b) Brie.
(c) Ushdalle.
(d) Brest.

9. What has caused Hornblower to be away from sea for so long at the beginning of the book?
(a) The Peace of Amiens.
(b) His formal training.
(c) His lack of education.
(d) The end of the war.

10. What announcement does Cornwallis make when Hornblower leaves the Hotspur for the first time?
(a) The treaty is to be re-signed.
(b) The fleet will remain in place.
(c) He is retiring.
(d) Ships will be re-provisioned at sea.

11. Who suggests the ship-to-shore action at Brest?
(a) Pellew.
(b) Bush.
(c) Hornblower.
(d) Prowse.

12. How does Hornblower feel about what he is doing for the first time as he leaves England?
(a) Proud.
(b) Happy.
(c) Amused.
(d) Strange.

13. Who mans the Hotspur during the attack on the semaphore?
(a) Bush.
(b) Pellew.
(c) Hornblower.
(d) Cornwallis.

14. Where does the admiral want Hornblower to get information after his wedding?
(a) Bourgiac.
(b) Brawn.
(c) Barnalle.
(d) Brest.

15. What is Cotard's title?
(a) Major.
(b) Captain.
(c) Commander.
(d) Lieutenant.