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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13, 14, and 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the title of the captain of the second ship that contacts Hornblower after he has trapped the Blanchefleur?
(a) Baron.
(b) Baron.
(c) Count.
(d) Lord.

2. What does Clarke do when Hornblower has his ship boarded?
(a) Stabs himself.
(b) Jumps overboard.
(c) Surrenders.
(d) Shoots himself in the head.

3. Where is the first ship that contacts Hornblower after he has trapped the Blanchefleur from ?
(a) France.
(b) Russia.
(c) Sweden.
(d) America.

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

5. Which country is Hornblower afraid Braun will be biased against?
(a) Spain.
(b) France.
(c) England.
(d) Russia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of ship is the Harvey?

2. What does Miss Canerine introduce Hornblower to at the dinner?

3. What kind of cargo is being carried by the first ship that Hornblower sees after his trip through the Sound?

4. Where is Hornblower commanded to go at his earliest convenience at the beginning of the book?

5. Which of the following is NOT one of the captains of the flotilla?

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