View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens a few days out to sea on the vessel that Hornblower and his wife are on?
(a) The vessel is accosted by pirates.
(b) The vessel encounters a hurricane.
(c) The vessel is overrun by rats.
(d) The vessel becalms in a totally quiet sea.

2. What does Hornblower do on board the Helmond?
(a) Assigns a prize crew.
(b) Keeps the crew tied up and waits for Ramsbottom.
(c) Fires the ship.
(d) He frees the Dutch crew and turns the ship over to its captain.

3. In what kind of shape is Hornblower's squadron?
(a) A little rough around the edges.
(b) Slovenly.
(c) Drilled and disciplined.
(d) Hornblower does not know as they have been out to sea for several months without him.

4. How does Spendlove escape?
(a) He bribes a guard.
(b) He jumps into the water and swims to Montego Bay and then rides a horse.
(c) He tells Johnson he will bring back large sums of money.
(d) He does not escape.

5. What does Hooper flatly reject?
(a) A pardon for the pirates.
(b) A rescue party.
(c) Permission for Lucy to marry Spendlove.
(d) A visa for the Clorinda to stay in port longer.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Hornblower consider the case?

2. What bay does Hornblower look out over where he is sitting on a rocky ledge?

3. What does Hudnutt claim?

4. Who hires the Daring?

5. What does Hornblower offer?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 313 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample