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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. How many guns are on the Sutherland?
(a) 54.
(b) 64.
(c) 74.
(d) 44.

2. Who is the Governor-designate of Bombay?
(a) Lord Eastlake.
(b) Hornblower.
(c) Captain Osborn.
(d) Chief Longbeak.

3. How are some of Hornblower's crew treated while being given directions in Chapter 5?
(a) They are asked politely.
(b) They are ignored.
(c) They are beaten.
(d) They are yelled at.

4. Why do criminals join the Royal Navy?
(a) To run from the police.
(b) To avoid going to prison.
(c) To explain the criminal mind to others.
(d) To repent for their crimes.

5. How many convoys break off in Chapter 6?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, when do the Spanish realize they have been tricked?

2. Why does Hornblower denounce his crew after the French lugger attack?

3. Who is England at war with during the opening of this novel?

4. How is Hornblower able to sail so close to the Spanish and French shore in Chapter 10?

5. What does the Sutherland's crew do on their day waiting in Chapter 9?

(see the answer key)

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