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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. Who does Braun dine with on his first night aboard the ship?
(a) Bush.
(b) Barnes.
(c) Brigg.
(d) Brown.

2. What is the title of the captain of the second ship that contacts Hornblower after he has trapped the Blanchefleur?
(a) Count.
(b) Baron.
(c) Baron.
(d) Lord.

3. What do sailors believe people from Braun's homeland to be?
(a) Ruthless murderers.
(b) Shapeshifters.
(c) Evil warlocks.
(d) Spies.

4. Who translates between the Baron and Hornblower?
(a) Braun.
(b) Brown.
(c) Bush.
(d) Briggs.

5. What is Hornblower's favorite item of clothing?
(a) His bathrobe.
(b) His riding suit.
(c) His Naval uniform.
(d) His fine suit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clarke do when Hornblower has his ship boarded?

2. Where is Hornblower commanded to go at his earliest convenience at the beginning of the book?

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

4. What country's neutrality is Hornblower hoping will keep him and his ship from heavier fire while traveling through the sound?

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

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