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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. Who is Calder?
(a) A newly-raised Admiral.
(b) He commands the passing English fleet.
(c) Captain of the Admiral's flagship.
(d) The French general who commands the land troops along the English channel shore.

2. What does Hornblower do after his testimony at the court martial?
(a) Stays on the ship of the line to await a verdict.
(b) Goes to Admiral Leighton's vessel to chat with the Admiral.
(c) Returns to the Princess.
(d) Gets a boat over to the Shannon to visit his cousin.

3. Who is commanding the French fleet that recently escapes from the Mediterranean?
(a) Villeneuve.
(b) Gaudet.
(c) Napoleon III.
(d) Lafayette.

4. What does Meadows hope?
(a) That the French ship will lose interest.
(b) That success will help his future.
(c) That the French ship will be accosted by the English fleet.
(d) That he will get the French vessel as prize money.

5. Who is Prowse?
(a) Baddlestone's source of information.
(b) The cook on board the Hotspur.
(c) The judge at the court martial.
(d) The sailing master on the Hotspur.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is passage aboard the water hoy uncomfortable?

2. Why is the packet weighted?

3. Who does Meadows charge?

4. What does Hornblower tell the men on the longboat to do?

5. Why can't Baddlestone or his men be pressed?

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