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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what is the cone affixed?
(a) An old, sunken ship.
(b) The dock.
(c) A length of chain.
(d) A bollard on the Clorinda.

2. What ensures Fell's continued employment?
(a) The success with the Estrella del Sur.
(b) Hornblower's recommendation.
(c) Nothing, but he has plenty of money now.
(d) Spendlove's recommendation.

3. Who arrives after Hornblower?
(a) No one.
(b) Spendlove.
(c) Mr. Hough.
(d) Captain Fell.

4. Who is the Estrella del Sur?
(a) A retrofitted English vessel captured during the Napoleonic Wars.
(b) The flagship of the Spanish fleet in the West Indies.
(c) A retrofitted Spanish vessel that had been Napoleon's flagship.
(d) A large schooner capable of exceptional speed.

5. Where does Hornblower attend a gala?
(a) At Sharpe's estate.
(b) At Cambronne's estate.
(c) At the New Orleans officer club.
(d) At General Layfayette's estate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hornblower announce he must do?

2. Who is Captain Thomas Fell?

3. What does Cambronne demand as verification?

4. What is another topic of discussion between Sharp and Hornblower?

5. What is the ideal situation once the Estrella reaches high seas?

(see the answer key)

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