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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 22, 23, 24, and 25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the fall gales prevent from happening?
(a) Practice runs with the guns.
(b) Clear sights.
(c) Effective blockading.
(d) Re-provisioning.

2. Who caught the Spanish fleet?
(a) Moore.
(b) Parker.
(c) Pellew.
(d) Cargill.

3. Who lays the priming charge and fuse?
(a) Grimes.
(b) Cotard.
(c) Bush.
(d) Hornblower.

4. Why is Hornblower so tense when the Loire is pursuing the Hotspur?
(a) All of these.
(b) He has less than half the cannon power.
(c) His ship is half the size.
(d) He does not know the political status.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the biggest loss to the French in the night attack?

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

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

4. Who tells Hornblower that a single ship is ready?

5. What does Pellew's ship give to the Hotspur?

(see the answer key)

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