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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. Why can Hornblower not get new water when he first gets into the bay?
(a) The ship has to be fixed.
(b) The men are too sick.
(c) They have to fight some French guards.
(d) Another storm comes.

2. Where is the French semaphore station?
(a) Brest.
(b) Brie.
(c) Unthialle.
(d) Ushdalle.

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

4. What ship captured the Clorinde?
(a) The Navigator.
(b) The Newfoundland.
(c) The Natural.
(d) The Naiad.

5. What does Hornblower get when he interviews with Cornwallis after all the storms?
(a) A fine dinner.
(b) Some wine.
(c) New clothes.
(d) Personal stores.

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 does Hornblower appear on New Year's Eve?

4. What does Hornblower blame for Cargill's first and almost second failure?

5. What is Hornblower's favorite part of leaving the Hotspur for the first time?

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