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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. How much fuse do they need for the explosives?
(a) About ten feet.
(b) Very short so it cannot be put out.
(c) They don't use a fuse-type explosive.
(d) Many yards.

2. What does Hornblower do on the lengthy voyage to Gibraltar?
(a) Teach his midshipmen about currents.
(b) Write his memoirs.
(c) Study celestial navigation.
(d) Drill his crew.

3. Why is Atropos forced to swing at anchor?
(a) Customs.
(b) A French man-o-war.
(c) To take another person on board.
(d) Thick fog.

4. What does Hornblower have his crew do?
(a) Help him write out hundreds of orders for individuals.
(b) Mend the sails for getting underway.
(c) Scrub the Atropos from stem to stern.
(d) Repaint the Atropos to reflect a change of command.

5. What happens as the barge approaches its destination?
(a) It sinks.
(b) It becomes less maneuverable.
(c) It becalms itself.
(d) It rams the dock.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hornblower find when he returns to his hotel room?

2. What happens to the lead barge?

3. Who is George Turner?

4. What does Hornblower declare about the men on the London brig?

5. Why do they want to go in through the lazarette?

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