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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cotard claim to be when he is approached by a French guard?
(a) A merchant.
(b) A fisherman.
(c) A defector.
(d) A lost French soldier.

2. Who lays the priming charge and fuse?
(a) Grimes.
(b) Hornblower.
(c) Bush.
(d) Cotard.

3. Where does the semaphore operator live?
(a) At the base of the tower.
(b) In a cottage on shore.
(c) In the main control room.
(d) At the army barracks.

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

5. What irritates Hornblower about his wife after their marriage?
(a) Her tenderness.
(b) Her traditional values.
(c) Her passiveness.
(d) Her staunchness.

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

7. How does Hornblower get his last glimpse of Maria before sailing away?
(a) His uses binoculars.
(b) He gets into the crow's nest.
(c) He stands on the foremast.
(d) He uses a telescope.

8. What kind of jam is in Hornblower's personal stores?
(a) Gooseberry.
(b) Black current.
(c) Strawberry.
(d) Cherry.

9. How does Hornblower fix the trim of the ship?
(a) He has the tack made correctly.
(b) He moves two cannons.
(c) He puts up an additional sail.
(d) He takes down two smaller sails.

10. What is a semaphore?
(a) A French ship.
(b) A large tower.
(c) A gun.
(d) A blockade.

11. Why does Hornblower talk to Cotard?
(a) He is close to Cornwallis.
(b) He has worked with Pellew in the past.
(c) He speaks perfect French.
(d) He has a place on the next mail ship.

12. When does Hornblower think the fleet should attack Brest?
(a) Dusk.
(b) Broad daylight.
(c) Dawn.
(d) Night time.

13. Who leads the marines after Cotard gets safely on shore?
(a) Captain Jameson.
(b) Captain Jenkins.
(c) Captain Jones.
(d) Captain Johnson.

14. How far along is Maria in her pregnancy when Hornblower learns about it?
(a) Two months.
(b) Three months.
(c) One months.
(d) Four months.

15. What does Hornblower do before setting fire to the semaphore?
(a) Signals the Hotspur.
(b) Waits for the message from Pellew.
(c) Translates the code.
(d) Evicts the operator and his family.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who mans the Hotspur during the attack on the semaphore?

2. How long is Hornblower on the Hotspur before he steps off it for the first time?

3. What does a French war ship do as they pass the Hotspur?

4. Who calls on Hornblower shortly after his wedding?

5. What does Pellew's ship give to the Hotspur?

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