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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Hornblower doing at the beginning of the book?
(a) Being promoted.
(b) Meeting with the admiral.
(c) Cleaning his uniform.
(d) Getting married.

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

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

4. What irritates Hornblower about his wife after their marriage?
(a) Her tenderness.
(b) Her traditional values.
(c) Her staunchness.
(d) Her passiveness.

5. Who blubbers with fear when the mission with Cotard is about to go underway?
(a) Bush.
(b) Cotard.
(c) Prowse.
(d) Grimes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of jam is in Hornblower's personal stores?

2. Where does Hornblower plot a course after leaving England?

3. Who leads the marines after Cotard gets safely on shore?

4. What does Hornblower feel he has to balance at the beginning of the book?

5. What kind of ship is the Loire?

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