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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Hornblower most nervous about reading his experience at the semaphore?
(a) Mrs. Mason.
(b) Cornwallis.
(c) Pellew.
(d) Maria.

2. What does a French war ship do as they pass the Hotspur?
(a) Play England's anthem.
(b) Fire a blank shot.
(c) Raise a white flag.
(d) Sing out their own anthem.

3. What does Hornblower and his crew spend the first summer at war doing?
(a) Working the blockade.
(b) Scouting the shore units.
(c) Destroying all progress on the semaphore.
(d) Sending information.

4. What was the biggest loss to the French in the night attack?
(a) The loss of lives.
(b) The discovered plot.
(c) The ruined ships.
(d) The damaged weapons.

5. What increases around the destroyed semaphore?
(a) Guards.
(b) Ships of war.
(c) French army battalions.
(d) Bad weather.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is replacing Pellew as Hornblower's commander?

2. What causes the Hotspur to win the race with the Loire?

3. What is the Butcher's Bill?

4. What is Hornblower's favorite meal of the day?

5. What is the office held by the man replacing Pellew as Hornblower's commander?

(see the answer key)

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