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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19, 20, and 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Clarke say is wrong with the men on his ship when Hornblower greets him?
(a) They all have scurvy.
(b) They have cabin fever.
(c) They have the plague.
(d) They have smallpox.

2. What do the town children do when Hornblower is introduced at the beginning of the book?
(a) Thank him one by one.
(b) Cheer and clap.
(c) Recite a poem.
(d) Sing a song.

3. What does Hornblower call the filled barges that he connects to the bomb ketches?
(a) Clydesdales.
(b) Donkeys.
(c) Mules.
(d) Camels.

4. What country's forces are sure to fire on the ship as they travel through the Sound?
(a) Sweden.
(b) Spain.
(c) Denmark.
(d) Russia.

5. Which of the following countries is hostile towards England?
(a) Russia.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Denmark.
(d) Spain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What prevents Hornblower's flotilla from entering the dock at the destination after the ball?

2. What flatters Hornblower most about being at the dinner with Wychwood?

3. What does Wychwood take to England with him when he leaves?

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

5. How many ships does Hornblower put on nigh time alert at Riga?

(see the answer key)

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