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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 and 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what are the changes in winter favorable?
(a) English communication.
(b) French offensive.
(c) English combat.
(d) French escape.

2. How does Hornblower feel about what he is doing for the first time as he leaves England?
(a) Strange.
(b) Happy.
(c) Amused.
(d) Proud.

3. How does Hornblower get his last glimpse of Maria before sailing away?
(a) He gets into the crow's nest.
(b) He uses a telescope.
(c) His uses binoculars.
(d) He stands on the foremast.

4. What kind of ship does Hornblower command at the beginning of this book?
(a) A frigate.
(b) A sloop.
(c) A man-of-war.
(d) A gunship.

5. What is the first order Cargill fails to manage for Hornblower?
(a) A tack.
(b) A full report.
(c) A realignment.
(d) A watch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Hornblower's title when he first met Pellew?

2. What changes at Brest when winter sets in?

3. What happens to the weather when the Hotspur runs low on water?

4. How does the English fleet feel about the semaphore?

5. Why is Hornblower unable to have eggs from his personal store?

(see the answer key)

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