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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 Hornblower have his men do as they are heading to the next destination after the ball?
(a) Repair the damage to the ship.
(b) Run skill exercises.
(c) Clean and stock the amunition.
(d) Exercise and get rest.

2. What flatters Hornblower most about being at the dinner with Wychwood?
(a) Being paired up with a Duchess for the night.
(b) The attentions of Miss Canerine.
(c) Being personally addressed by the Czar.
(d) Having his military accomplishments read.

3. Who does Hornblower meet on shore after he captures an important prisoner?
(a) Essex.
(b) Essen.
(c) Esses.
(d) Essay.

4. What does Hornblower do with the filled barges that he connects to the bomb ketches?
(a) Lights them on fire and sends them after a French ship.
(b) Sails the ammunition he cannot use to ally ships.
(c) Uses the cannonballs.
(d) Empties the sand to raise the bomb ketches.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes Hornblower to be homesick while he is at Riga?

2. What does Hornblower do in his room after receiving his orders from Richard Wellesley?

3. What does Barbara talk about while she is riding in a carriage with her husband before he departs?

4. What does Hornblower hope to do at his next destination after the ball?

5. What is Braun's major forte?

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