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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. What does Hornblower hesitate to add to the Butcher's Bill?
(a) Fresh beef.
(b) The damaged captain's cabin.
(c) Grimes's name.
(d) Cotard's name.

2. What do Prowse, Hornblower, and Bush discuss at length after the semaphore?
(a) Prize money.
(b) Recognition for valor.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Deaths in war.

3. What causes the Grasshopper to be bested?
(a) It takes on water.
(b) It is poorly handled.
(c) It runs aground.
(d) It is weighed down.

4. What causes the Hotspur to win the race with the Loire?
(a) The Loire turns to shore.
(b) The Hotspur unloads some weight.
(c) The Hotspur gets a good wind.
(d) The Loire falls into iron.

5. What does Hornblower have men count as they pass Brest Harbor?
(a) Men.
(b) Miles.
(c) Guns.
(d) Ships.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Butcher's Bill?

2. What ship captured the Clorinde?

3. Who is sent to replace Grimes?

4. What is the first dinner made for Hornblower by Grimes's replacement?

5. What is shot at the Hotspur while it is trying to help the Grasshopper?

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