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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 does Meadows charge?
(a) The French captain.
(b) No one; he is not on the boarding crew.
(c) Three French marines.
(d) A large burley seaman.

2. What do the English do after the fighting?
(a) Plunder.
(b) Set fire to the ship.
(c) Batten down the hatches to seal off the watch below.
(d) Prepare for another fight as they let the sleeping watch come topside.

3. What do the French send to the Princess?
(a) A prize crew.
(b) An offer for a compromise.
(c) The head of an English prisoner.
(d) An ultimatum.

4. What is Hornblower doing as the Princess gains port?
(a) Writing Maria.
(b) Writing his report about the French brig.
(c) Drinking in despair.
(d) Finishing dressing in his dress uniform.

5. On whom does Hornblower rely in managing the everyday activities of Hotspur?
(a) Meadows.
(b) Bush.
(c) Masters.
(d) Percival.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hornblower ponder as he is riding in the Princess?

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

3. To whom is Hornblower wishing luck at the opening of the novel?

4. Why does Baddlestone agree to Hornblower's plan?

5. What do the men confined below decks do?

(see the answer key)

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