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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hornblower do after lunch?
(a) Talk about politics with Spendlove.
(b) Meet with the governor.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Play cards with Johnson and his men.

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

3. How do Cambronne's men receive Hornblower's news?
(a) They wail and moan, smash their muskets, and throw them overboard.
(b) They cheer that they don't have to fight.
(c) They want to know if they will still get paid.
(d) They shrug since they never like the fact when Cambronne's wife insists on traveling with them.

4. What does Cobb order?
(a) Hudnutt's playing of the piece as written.
(b) Hudnutt's resignation from the band.
(c) A new set of uniforms for the band.
(d) A new set of drums.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the men of the Clorinda construct a large, truncated cone?

2. What does Hornblower intend to do?

3. What happens to the Helmond's artillery guns?

4. To what is the cone affixed?

5. When Cambronne sets sail, what does he employ?

(see the answer key)

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