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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. Now where is the French fleet headed?
(a) Ferrol.
(b) South America.
(c) The Mediterranean.
(d) No one knows.

2. Where does Hotspur run aground?
(a) It does not run aground.
(b) Somewhere near Gibraltar.
(c) On the French shore no where close to a town.
(d) Black Rock.

3. What has Hornblower been promised?
(a) A command in Admiral Nelson's fleet.
(b) A promotion to post captain.
(c) An administrative post for a while since his wife is pregnant.
(d) A bonus for a ship he recently helped capture.

4. Why is passage aboard the water hoy uncomfortable?
(a) The Captain will not give Hornblower quarters.
(b) It is very damp and smelly.
(c) She has no ballast and thus rides rough.
(d) The hoy only has one place to stand comfortably and that's where they ship's owner stands.

5. What is Hornblower forced to admit?
(a) That he guided the Hotspur successfully for two years in its assigned area.
(b) That he used a local pilot most of the time.
(c) That he almost grounded several times.
(d) That he had an excellent chart which was in his private collection.

Short Answer Questions

1. On whom does Hornblower rely in managing the everyday activities of Hotspur?

2. What does Hornblower offer as a plan?

3. What happens to Meadows?

4. When does Baddlestone receive the news of the court martial verdict?

5. What might Hornblower end up doing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the Hotspur?

2. What does Captain Meadows say about Baddlestone when Hornblower asks?

3. What does Hornblower inform Baddlestone and what is Baddlestone's response?

4. Describe Hornblower's part in Meadows' court martial.

5. What is the purpose of the water-hoy coming alongside the Hotspur?

6. What happens when Captain Meadows begins to read his orders of command and what does Bush do?

7. What does Hornblower wonder about the court martial and who answers his question?

8. Why does the Princess ride so roughly?

9. Describe the interaction between Bush and Hornblower when Bush comes to tell Hornblower the water hoy has arrived.

10. What are Hornblower's thoughts about the Hotspur as the Princess pulls away from the other vessel?

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