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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About how many vessels does Hornblower command?
(a) 68.
(b) 3.
(c) 17.
(d) 55.

2. Who is the Estrella del Sur?
(a) A retrofitted Spanish vessel that had been Napoleon's flagship.
(b) A large schooner capable of exceptional speed.
(c) The flagship of the Spanish fleet in the West Indies.
(d) A retrofitted English vessel captured during the Napoleonic Wars.

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

4. Who follows the Estrella out of port?
(a) The Java and the Sutherland.
(b) The San Juan shore patrol.
(c) A French frigate.
(d) The Clorinda.

5. To what is the sea anchor attached?
(a) The Clorinda's rudder pintle.
(b) The cone.
(c) To the rudder pintle of the Estrella del Sur.
(d) The sunken ship.

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon whom does Hornblower decide to keep a close watch?

2. Where does Hornblower attend a gala?

3. Of what is Hornblower suspicious?

4. Who hires the Daring?

5. What does Hornblower intend to do?

(see the answer key)

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