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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 kind of jam is in Hornblower's personal stores?
(a) Cherry.
(b) Black current.
(c) Gooseberry.
(d) Strawberry.

2. Why does Hornblower keep a distance from Brest Harbor?
(a) To aid in their detection.
(b) To stay away from the reef.
(c) To avoid breaching the treaty.
(d) To not scare the French.

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

4. For what does Hornblower get mad at himself while talking with Prowse and Bush?
(a) Losing Jones at the semaphore.
(b) Not crediting himself for the success.
(c) Getting into shoaling waters.
(d) Not commanding Grimes well enough.

5. What is the first dinner made for Hornblower by Grimes's replacement?
(a) Coffee cake and pork rinds.
(b) Rice and beef gravy.
(c) Lobster cutlets.
(d) Fish stew.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Hornblower that a single ship is ready?

2. Why is Hornblower so tense when the Loire is pursuing the Hotspur?

3. How many cannons are on the Loire?

4. What does Hornblower have men count as they pass Brest Harbor?

5. What does Hornblower teach Grimes to do?

(see the answer key)

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