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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. Who is sent to replace Grimes?
(a) Williams.
(b) Daffer.
(c) Washer.
(d) Doughty.

2. Why did Hornblower not put personal stores in place for himself?
(a) He gave money to Maria.
(b) He has debts to pay down.
(c) He was on half pay while on shore.
(d) He is still not used to being in command.

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

4. How was the frigate run aground destroyed?
(a) It was shot to pieces by cannons.
(b) It was burned.
(c) It blew apart in the wind.
(d) It sunk.

5. Who calls on Hornblower shortly after his wedding?
(a) Cornwallis.
(b) Pellew.
(c) Bush.
(d) Maddington.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes the Hotspur to win the race with the Loire?

2. Why does Hornblower keep a distance from Brest Harbor?

3. Why was the man who captured the Spanish fleet denied the prize money?

4. What causes the Grasshopper to be bested?

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

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