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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why can't the empty barrels in the hold be filled with salt water?
(a) They don't have a big enough opening.
(b) They would then be contaminated.
(c) They leak too badly.
(d) They are full of grain.

2. Who is taking over command of the vessel Hornblower is leaving?
(a) Bush.
(b) Meadows.
(c) Cornwallis.
(d) Johnson.

3. Where does Hornblower invite Meadows to receive the ship's papers?
(a) On the bridge.
(b) In the captain's quarters.
(c) Aft away from the water transfer activity.
(d) On the poop deck.

4. What puts a hole in the Hotspur?
(a) Enemy cannon fire.
(b) An iceberg.
(c) An explosion on board.
(d) A rock.

5. Who interrupts Meadows reading his orders?
(a) Cornwallis.
(b) Hornblower.
(c) Baddlestone.
(d) Bush.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Princess going against her course?

2. What does Hornblower say about conditions in Hotspur's assigned area?

3. Where does the French fleet arrive?

4. What do the English do after the fighting?

5. To whom does Hornblower report on land?

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