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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who comes into the room when Hooper and Hornblower are having breakfast?
(a) Spendlove.
(b) Captain Fell.
(c) Lucy.
(d) Mr. Hough.

2. To what is the sea anchor attached?
(a) To the rudder pintle of the Estrella del Sur.
(b) The sunken ship.
(c) The Clorinda's rudder pintle.
(d) The cone.

3. What causes Hornblower to misread Cambronne's pretext for departing the gala?
(a) Hornblower thinks Cambronne is a gentleman and as such would not lie.
(b) Too much wine.
(c) Sharpe assures Hornblower that Cambronne is being genuine.
(d) He is laywaid by a beautiful woman.

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

5. What bothers Hornblower about Johnson's plan?
(a) Abandoning Spendlove.
(b) The timing having to be so exact.
(c) The governor's response.
(d) Mr. Hough's response.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Cambronne express his anguish?

2. Who does Hooper consider expendable?

3. What does Sharpe observe about Cambronne's route?

4. How is Hornblower's composure during the playing out of this drama with the Estrella del Sur?

5. Why is Hornblower in despair?

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