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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first ship to receive damage while traveling through the Sound?
(a) Clam.
(b) Nonsuch.
(c) Harvey.
(d) Lotus.

2. What does Hornblower hear on the ship that worries him on his first day aboard?
(a) A crashing liquid sound.
(b) A low but shrill humming.
(c) A strange thumping.
(d) A constant scratching.

3. What town does Hornblower live in when he is on land?
(a) Smallbridge.
(b) London.
(c) Cheapside.
(d) Sussex,

4. How does Hornblower feel about Braun when he first meets him?
(a) He does not know how to feel about him.
(b) He immediately dislikes him.
(c) He sees him the same as any other sailor.
(d) He likes him very much.

5. What is the name of the ship Hornblower will be sailing on?
(a) Harvey.
(b) Clam.
(c) Nonsuch.
(d) Windsong.

Short Answer Questions

1. What month does this book begin in?

2. What title does Hornblower hold in the Navy at the beginning of this book?

3. What country's forces are sure to fire on the ship as they travel through the Sound?

4. What is the name of Hornblower's son?

5. What kind of cargo is being carried by the first ship that Hornblower sees after his trip through the Sound?

(see the answer key)

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