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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What will break the restraint on the sea anchor?
(a) The Clorinda will fire a cannon.
(b) Water pressure and flow.
(c) The paper will dissolve with some time.
(d) A built-in cutting edge.

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

3. Why is San Juan problematic as far as the capture of Estrella del Sur?
(a) There are so many other Spanish vessels in port.
(b) It has declared itself against England.
(c) It is a neutral port.
(d) It is not under English rule.

4. Who hires the Daring?
(a) Sharpe.
(b) Hornblower.
(c) Cambronne.
(d) Johnson.

5. Where does Cambronne say the Daring will now sail?
(a) To New York to pick up a new cargo.
(b) He's not sure.
(c) To France.
(d) To Bolivia.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who realizes immediately that the chase for Estrella del Sur is futile?

3. What cargo does the Estreela del Sur often carry?

4. Who does Hornblower congratulate on the speed of his ship?

5. Why is Fell always poor?

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