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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Hornblower congratulate on the speed of his ship?
(a) The captain of the Atlas.
(b) The captain of the Daring.
(c) The captain of the HMS Java.
(d) The captain of the Estrella del sur.

2. What keeps the sea anchor bundled up until Estrella reaches top speed?
(a) A length of spun yarn.
(b) A length of wire.
(c) Two cotter pins.
(d) Paper wrapping.

3. Who is Johnson sending to the governor?
(a) Captain Fell.
(b) Hornblower.
(c) Spendlove.
(d) Lucy Hough.

4. Why does Hornblower swim across a river?
(a) He does so on a dare by some of the young women.
(b) He is dumped in there to help him cool down after fainting.
(c) He is dumped in the river by the Estrella captain to wake up Hornblower.
(d) He is forced to by his kidnappers.

5. What do ships-of-war gain from capturing slave ships?
(a) Choice assignments next time.
(b) A rotation back to England.
(c) Head money.
(d) A citation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Estrella del Sur?

2. What does Lucy do when she next sees Hornblower?

3. What is Hornblower's position as the novel opens?

4. What happens while Hornblower is in the garden area during the ball?

5. How do Hornblower and Fell differ in their opinion of the situation?

(see the answer key)

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