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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the men of the Clorinda construct a large, truncated cone?
(a) With sea sponges.
(b) With bailing wire and silk.
(c) With bailing wire and wool.
(d) With sail cloth and sparring.

2. Who is Mr. Cloudesley Sharpe?
(a) His aide-de-camp.
(b) His Britannic Majesty's Consul-General.
(c) The English Diplomat to the United States.
(d) A distant relative of Hornblower who has a merchant fleet docked out of New Orleans.

3. How is Hornblower's composure during the playing out of this drama with the Estrella del Sur?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Euphoric.
(c) Diffident.
(d) Commanding.

4. What does Sharpe observe about Cambronne's route?
(a) Cambronne must call at Corpus Christi to embark his men.
(b) Cambronne will probably call at Cuba for more slaves.
(c) Cambronne must ride out the hurricane coming up the Gulf before he can get away completely.
(d) Cambronne will probably go around the Florida Keys.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Hornblower's new flagship?

2. Who hires the Daring?

3. Ultimately, what happens to the Estrella?

4. What keeps the sea anchor bundled up until Estrella reaches top speed?

5. How might the political situation between England and the United States be described?

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