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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Cambronne express his anguish?
(a) He rips off his uniform's insignia.
(b) He shoots himself in the head.
(c) He breaks his sword and casts the remnants into the sea.
(d) He cuts his hair.

2. Who follows the Estrella out of port?
(a) A French frigate.
(b) The San Juan shore patrol.
(c) The Clorinda.
(d) The Java and the Sutherland.

3. To what is the cone affixed?
(a) A length of chain.
(b) An old, sunken ship.
(c) The dock.
(d) A bollard on the Clorinda.

4. Who is Mr. Cloudesley Sharpe?
(a) His Britannic Majesty's Consul-General.
(b) His aide-de-camp.
(c) A distant relative of Hornblower who has a merchant fleet docked out of New Orleans.
(d) The English Diplomat to the United States.

5. Where does the Crab intercept the Daring?
(a) At Cuba's harbor of Guantanamo.
(b) At Port-au-Prince.
(c) On the open seas.
(d) At Freeport.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Clorinda do?

2. When Cambronne sets sail, what does he employ?

3. What type of freight will the Daring be taking on shortly?

4. What is Hornblower's position as the novel opens?

5. How do Hornblower and Fell differ in their opinion of the situation?

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