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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16, 17, and 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who attacks Russia shortly after the Blanchefleur is destroyed?
(a) Churchhill.
(b) Stalin.
(c) Hornblower.
(d) Napoleon.

2. What does Clarke say is wrong with the men on his ship when Hornblower greets him?
(a) They all have scurvy.
(b) They have cabin fever.
(c) They have smallpox.
(d) They have the plague.

3. Who notices from Hornblower's actions that something exciting will happen while passing through the Sound?
(a) Bush.
(b) Briggs.
(c) Brown.
(d) Braun.

4. What is the name of the captain of the last ship to enter the Sound?
(a) Bher.
(b) Burgmann.
(c) Brian.
(d) Bush.

5. What is the first ship to receive damage while traveling through the Sound?
(a) Harvey.
(b) Nonsuch.
(c) Lotus.
(d) Clam.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the ship leading the flotilla through the Sound?

2. Who wakes Hornblower on his first morning on the ship?

3. What does Hornblower do after the dinner with Wychwood?

4. What important prisoner does Hornblower capture as he heads to shore when he sees the smoke?

5. What disorients Hornblower at the event he attends with the Countess and her husband?

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