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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16, 17, and 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Wychwood bring back from his diplomatic mission?
(a) Dispatches.
(b) News.
(c) Orders.
(d) Supplies.

2. What does Hornblower hear as he discusses the impossibility of war?
(a) Rifle shots.
(b) Cannon fire.
(c) Singing.
(d) Screams.

3. Where does Wychwood think Napoleon is planning his next attack after his diplomatic trip?
(a) Frankfort.
(b) St. Petersburg.
(c) Riga.
(d) London.

4. What does Hornblower have his crew prepare before entering the Sound?
(a) Canons.
(b) White surrender flags.
(c) Towing equipment.
(d) Breakfast.

5. What kind of ship does Hornblower send Wychwood on for a diplomatic mission?
(a) A sloop.
(b) A merchant.
(c) The bomb ketch.
(d) A cutter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wakes Hornblower on his first morning on the ship?

2. How does Braun react when Hornblower asks him to go to dinner with him and Wychwood?

3. What does the dinner with Wychwood consist of?

4. What is the name of the first ship that Hornblower sees after his trip through the Sound?

5. Where is the first ship Hornblower sees after his trip through the Sound from?

(see the answer key)

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