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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13, 14, and 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Hornblower do after the dinner with Wychwood?
(a) Sneaks back to his ship.
(b) Punishes Braun.
(c) Makes love to Miss Canerine.
(d) Falls asleep in the dining room.

3. How is Hornblower dressed when he first speaks with the captain of the first ship he sees after his trip through the Sound?
(a) A full Captains uniform.
(b) Shabby clothes of an enlisted man.
(c) He is naked.
(d) He has a bathrobe.

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

5. What percentage of his men does Hornblower have enter the blocked dock with him?
(a) One-fourth.
(b) One-fifth.
(c) One-twentieth.
(d) One-tenth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What causes Hornblower to use poor judgment at the dinner with Wychwood?

3. What is Hornblower's favorite item of clothing?

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

5. What does Hornblower do every day on deck?

(see the answer key)

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