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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. What does Hales say before the attack on the Papillon?
(a) He knows he will die.
(b) He is not feeling well.
(c) He feels he should have been placed in charge.
(d) He thinks the plan is too risky.

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

3. What are the ships carrying loads of contraband goods called?
(a) Risk Inherent vessels.
(b) Trade embargos.
(c) Prize ships.
(d) Merchant vessels.

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

5. Who tells Hornblower to report to the captain while the Papillon is hiding from the Indefatigable?
(a) Jepson.
(b) Simpson.
(c) Kennedy.
(d) Keene.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the boat that Hornblower uses to approach the Papillon before the attack?

2. What is the name of the captain of the first ship Hornblower is assigned duty to in the Navy?

3. Where is Hornblower supposed to take his first captured vessel?

4. How long is the first captured ship Hornblower is given command of taking on water before the damage is discovered?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the duty of the Indefatigable out at sea?

2. What does Hornblower do when he sees the Indefatigable coming towards the Pique?

3. What is Hornblower's main concern when he is told his part in Captain Pellew's plan to attack the Papillon and what does he do about it?

4. What happens to Hornblower during the battle against the ship with the strange French sail?

5. Why does Simpson take such a strong disliking towards Hornblower?

6. What does Keene suggest Hornblower to do after his duel with Simpson?

7. Why are the men aboard the Justinian so discontented with their lives?

8. What does Hornblower do when his captured ship starts sailing sluggishly, and what surprising news do they find?

9. What does the crew of the Marie Galant see as they are sailing away from their ship?

10. What happens to Hales as the boats near the Papillon before the attack?

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