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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What comes easy to Brown?
(a) Letting go of worry.
(b) Reading.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Mastering almost any skill.

2. What is the casualty count for Hornblower's crew?
(a) About one third of her crew are killed or wounded.
(b) Two thirds of her crew are killed or wounded.
(c) All but five of her crew die in the battle.
(d) All but five of her crew survive with no serious wounds.

3. What is the condition of Hornblower's sword when it is returned?
(a) Polished.
(b) Polished and sharpened.
(c) Broken in two.
(d) Hilt-less tang and the blade's gilding scraped off.

4. What is the name of the ship Hornblower loses?
(a) Sutherland.
(b) Java.
(c) Leopard.
(d) Constitution.

5. How is Bush injured?
(a) He loses a foot.
(b) He is unscathed.
(c) He loses one eye and his arm.
(d) He loses a foot and three fingers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many French vessels does Hornblower destroy or incapacitate?

2. Who interviews Hornblower?

3. What has he not yet told Bush?

4. Of what is Hornblower convicted?

5. How does Brown feel at dinner?

(see the answer key)

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