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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Cambronne express his anguish?
(a) He breaks his sword and casts the remnants into the sea.
(b) He cuts his hair.
(c) He rips off his uniform's insignia.
(d) He shoots himself in the head.

2. Who is Captain Thomas Fell?
(a) The commander of the HMS Leopard.
(b) The commander of the HMS Java.
(c) The commander of the Estrella del Sur.
(d) The commander of the USS Constitution.

3. What does Hornblower order Spendlove to do?
(a) Board the Estrella and ask for asylum.
(b) Go ashore and wait for Hornblower's signal.
(c) Suggest Hornblower's plan to capture the Estrella to Fell.
(d) Board the Estrella as a new hand and plant a bomb belowdecks.

4. How might the political situation between England and the United States be described?
(a) Friendly.
(b) Hostile.
(c) Delicate.
(d) Heated.

5. What ensures Fell's continued employment?
(a) The success with the Estrella del Sur.
(b) Spendlove's recommendation.
(c) Hornblower's recommendation.
(d) Nothing, but he has plenty of money now.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hornblower intend to do?

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

3. How does Hornblower's flagship reach New Orleans?

4. Why is Hornblower in New Orleans?

5. How does Hornblower deliver the lie to Cambronne?

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