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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16, 17, and 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who comes aboard the Atropos?
(a) An English resident in the area.
(b) A Turkish diver of great repute.
(c) The local Mudir.
(d) No one.

2. Where does the Hornblower family board the vessel?
(a) Gloucester.
(b) Cotswold.
(c) Essex.
(d) Oxford.

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

4. What sort of affect does Hornblower maintain?
(a) Angry.
(b) Icy and reserved.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Affable.

5. What cannot be found?
(a) An alternate rider.
(b) An inn.
(c) Hay for the horses.
(d) A shady place to stop.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is noticed on the floating object?

2. What does Hornblower notice about the nearby fortress one morning?

3. Who is Lord Cuthbert Collingwood?

4. Where does Eisenbeiss think the bullet is lodged?

5. What does Hornblower take care with as far as the loading is concerned?

(see the answer key)

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