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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a wherry?
(a) A rowed craft.
(b) A cross between a horse and a special type of donkey.
(c) A flat ferry barge.
(d) An animal similar to a cow.

2. What does Hornblower find stressful?
(a) Guiding the boat through a series of staunches.
(b) His wife's disapproval.
(c) The extreme heat.
(d) His infant son's constant crying.

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

4. Who is the one officer Hornblower remembers clearly?
(a) John Jones.
(b) Tom Pullings.
(c) Tom Leighton.
(d) Jacob Miller.

5. What is procured at Oxford?
(a) Lunch.
(b) An arrest warrant for the drunk teamster.
(c) A fresh crew.
(d) A room at a plush inn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon what vessel do Hornblower and his family take passage?

2. Why does the boat carry a long scythe blade at her prow?

3. Where does Hornblower gain his first view of Atropos?

4. Where will the procession end?

5. Where does Hornblower play with his son?

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