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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. Where does the admiral want Hornblower to get information after his wedding?
(a) Barnalle.
(b) Brawn.
(c) Brest.
(d) Bourgiac.

2. How many cannons are on the Loire?
(a) 40.
(b) 20.
(c) 10.
(d) 30.

3. What does Hornblower feel he has to balance at the beginning of the book?
(a) His duties and his wishes.
(b) His bride and his career.
(c) His courage and his fear.
(d) His command and his respect.

4. What helps Cargill to be successful on his second attempt to complete an order from Hornblower?
(a) All of these.
(b) A wave.
(c) A gust of wind.
(d) A slower and calm maneuver.

5. What does Hornblower hear from Maria?
(a) She is leaving him.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She is coming to visit.
(d) She is very ill.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the person Hornblower meets with after his wedding describe the Peace of Amiens?

2. What does Bush do after the wedding celebration?

3. How does Prowse feel during the chase by Loire?

4. With what country was the Peace of Amiens made?

5. What is the name of Pellew's ship?

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