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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What country is the ship from that finds Hornblower after he loses the Marie Galant?
(a) America.
(b) Britain.
(c) France.
(d) Italy.

2. What does Hornblower have the crew do to try and save the captured ship before evacuating it as a lost cause?
(a) Haul the cargo out bag by bag.
(b) Pump the water out.
(c) Patch the hole.
(d) Balance the ebb.

3. Who is seen in the maintop by the man who joins Hornblower in his place of solitude?
(a) A spy.
(b) God.
(c) The captain.
(d) The devil.

4. What is Hornblower assigned to help with his first time back on shore after joining the Navy?
(a) A guard duty.
(b) A trading embargo.
(c) A spy operation.
(d) A press gang.

5. Where is the crew from the first captured vessel Hornblower is given command of from?
(a) Belgium.
(b) France.
(c) America.
(d) Italy.

6. What excuse is given by the man Hornblower is worried about after the attack on the Papillon?
(a) Boils.
(b) Rat bites.
(c) Lack of sleep.
(d) Scurvy.

7. Which of the following is NOT a man assigned to Hornblower's crew to take the captured ship to shore?
(a) Johnson.
(b) Carson.
(c) Matthews.
(d) Hunter.

8. Where does Hornblower place the crew of the first captured vessel he is given command of?
(a) Poop deck.
(b) Galley.
(c) Brig.
(d) Forecastle.

9. How is the ship with the strange French sails defeated?
(a) Heavy cannon fire.
(b) Boarding maneuver.
(c) The murder of the French captain.
(d) A truce between the captains.

10. When is the devil usually seen by the man who joins Hornblower in his place of solitude?
(a) Early dawn.
(b) The dogwatch.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Noon day.

11. What does Hornblower do when he suspects the hull of the captured ship was breached?
(a) Checks for holes.
(b) Measures the gait in the water.
(c) Sounds the well.
(d) Asks the crew of the ship.

12. What rumors are being spread about the man who joins Hornblower in the place he goes for solitude?
(a) He is mentally deficient.
(b) He is a French spy.
(c) He is an escaped convict.
(d) He has a number of wives in different countries.

13. Who loses the game that the sailors play while Hornblower is on shore for the first time since joining the Navy?
(a) Simpson.
(b) Perry.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Hornblower.

14. How does the man Hornblower is worried about after the Papillon attack really get injured?
(a) Rat fights.
(b) Self infliction.
(c) Gang hazing.
(d) The battle on the Papillon.

15. What kind of ship is the Papillon?
(a) Corvette.
(b) Frigate.
(c) Schooner.
(d) Ship of the line.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the ship that finds Hornblower after he loses the Marie Galant?

2. Who does Hales call out for as the boats near the Papillon before the attack?

3. What does Hornblower do when he sees the Indefatigable coming towards the ship that picked him up after losing the Marie Galant?

4. What does Hales say before the attack on the Papillon?

5. Who wins the game that the sailors play while Hornblower is on shore for the first time since joining the Navy?

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