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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18 and 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What vessel do the men spot?
(a) The Java.
(b) The Triumph.
(c) The Leopard.
(d) The Nelson.

2. What is the nickname of the commander of the fleet?
(a) Jimmy the Hand.
(b) Sad Face.
(c) Dismal Jimmy.
(d) Jimmy the Pirate.

3. What happens to the vessel Hornblower stole?
(a) It is converted to a merchant vessel.
(b) It is sold for private use.
(c) It is converted to a transport vessel.
(d) It is purchased into service.

4. Why do the men have to stay inside?
(a) So their presence goes entirely undetected.
(b) They are not used to the bitter French winters.
(c) The weather is so bad most of the time.
(d) They go outside when it becomes Spring.

5. How does Hornblower try to save Bush from execution?
(a) By giving the interviewer false information.
(b) By bribing the guards to get him away.
(c) By writing Napoleon.
(d) Says Bush was under orders.

Short Answer Questions

1. What must the men discard?

2. Why is the government interested in Hornblower?

3. Why do the men have to man the sweeps?

4. With whom do the men become acquainted?

5. What happens to Hornblower's ship?

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