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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Grimes's first name?
(a) Jake.
(b) Jack.
(c) Jim.
(d) John.

2. Why do the French merchant ships stay close to the shore?
(a) So they don't get lost.
(b) So they can deliver their goods.
(c) So they are protected.
(d) So they can accrue more goods.

3. How does the person Hornblower meets with after his wedding describe the Peace of Amiens?
(a) Unreliable.
(b) Reticent.
(c) Solid.
(d) Shaky.

4. Who put some personal stores on board for Hornblower?
(a) Maria.
(b) Mrs. Mason.
(c) Bush.
(d) Cornwallis.

5. What is Hornblower's wife's name?
(a) Maryann.
(b) Maria.
(c) Martha.
(d) Mary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is inside the package with the orders sent by Hornblower?

2. What has caused Hornblower to be away from sea for so long at the beginning of the book?

3. How does Hornblower feel about what he is doing for the first time as he leaves England?

4. What is Grimes's position on board?

5. What does Bush blame for Cargill's first and almost second failure?

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