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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the downside of the success at the Semaphore?
(a) They could not destroy the code.
(b) The French caught them.
(c) A last message got through.
(d) Many Englishmen died.

2. How far along is Maria in her pregnancy when Hornblower learns about it?
(a) Three months.
(b) Two months.
(c) One months.
(d) Four months.

3. What does Hornblower hear from Maria?
(a) She is very ill.
(b) She is coming to visit.
(c) She is leaving him.
(d) She is pregnant.

4. Who mans the Hotspur during the attack on the semaphore?
(a) Cornwallis.
(b) Hornblower.
(c) Pellew.
(d) Bush.

5. What does Cotard claim to be when he is approached by a French guard?
(a) A lost French soldier.
(b) A defector.
(c) A merchant.
(d) A fisherman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who calls on Hornblower shortly after his wedding?

2. Where does Hornblower say goodbye to his new bride?

3. How does Hornblower get his last glimpse of Maria before sailing away?

4. Why is Hornblower so tense when the Loire is pursuing the Hotspur?

5. How does Prowse feel during the chase by Loire?

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