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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 learn from his wife, Barbara, about Ramsbottom?
(a) Ramsbottom became engaged to the Duke of York's daughter and broke it off, disgracing her.
(b) That Ramsbottom is being considered to be knighted.
(c) That Ramsbottom is suspected of running slaves.
(d) Ramsbottom has made a big splash in the English social scene and that the man is a millionaire.

2. What does Hornblower offer?
(a) To take care of the problem with the pirates.
(b) To sail up the coast and draw the pirates with him.
(c) To allow Hooper the use of the Clorinda.
(d) To go back and set explosives in the caves.

3. Who is Simón Bolívar?
(a) A revolutionary general and leader.
(b) The President of Peru.
(c) The rebel leader in Puerto Rico.
(d) The President of Ecuador.

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

5. What do Hornblower and Ramsbottom spend several evenings doing?
(a) Playing chess.
(b) Playing darts.
(c) Playing whist.
(d) Playing bridge.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Charles Ramsbottom?

2. How does he feel about what he is anticipating?

3. What happens as the sea anchor deploys?

4. What does Hornblower do on board the Helmond?

5. How is Ramsbottom's vessel armed?

(see the answer key)

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