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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Hornblower's son?
(a) Henry.
(b) Hughbert.
(c) Roland.
(d) Richard.

2. What label does Hornblower give Braun after meeting him?
(a) Refugee.
(b) Commodity.
(c) Fool.
(d) Genius.

3. What is Hornblower pleasantly surprised about when he first boards his ship?
(a) His crew is full of old friends.
(b) The ship is on its maiden voyage.
(c) He does not get seasick.
(d) The ship has been cleaned.

4. What kind of ship was the Blanchefluer?
(a) Privateer.
(b) Sloop.
(c) Merchant.
(d) Bomb Ketch.

5. What kind of cargo is being carried by the first ship that Hornblower sees after his trip through the Sound?
(a) Lumber.
(b) Spices.
(c) Cattle.
(d) Rice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who stows Hornblower's luggage for him when he boards the ship?

2. What does Hornblower hear on the ship that worries him on his first day aboard?

3. What title does Hornblower hold when he is on land at the beginning of this book?

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

5. What is the name of the captain of the first ship that contacts Hornblower after he has trapped the Blanchefleur?

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