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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. Why is Hornblower seasick?
(a) He is not seasick.
(b) Because he celebrated too hard the night before.
(c) Because he is always seasick.
(d) Because the princess yaws, rolls and pitches rather badly.

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

3. What is watch and watch?
(a) A way of passing the time by dropping sounding lines.
(b) A game played among the enlisted men.
(c) A high alert when the French fleet is near.
(d) Four hours sleeping in hammocks and four on deck.

4. What won't Meadows ever have again?
(a) Choice assignments.
(b) The good will of his men.
(c) A good name.
(d) Command.

5. What does Hornblower learn when Baddlestone demands payment from Meadows?
(a) That Baddlestone undercharges Hornblower.
(b) That Meadows has to pay for all his men out of his salary.
(c) That Baddlestone is not supposed to impose charges.
(d) That Baddlestone overcharges Hornblower.

Short Answer Questions

1. What enables Princess to regain her position within the fleet?

2. What is positive about the cabin?

3. What is the Hotspur blockading?

4. Who is taking over command of the vessel Hornblower is leaving?

5. Who is the Captain of the hoy transferring Hornblower?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the Princess ride so roughly?

2. About what does Hornblower muse?

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

4. What is the outcome of Meadows' court martial?

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

6. Describe the new commander of the Hotspur, Captain Meadows.

7. What does Baddlestone say about the strategic situation between Villeneuve's fleet and that of Nelson's fleet?

8. Why doesn't the Princess set sail immediately for England and how do the naval officers respond?

9. What bothers Hornblower about what Baddlestone tells Hornblower?

10. How does Hornblower learn that Baddlestone overcharged him tremendously for passage aboard the Princess?

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