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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2 and 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What command is Hornblower leaving?
(a) Leopard.
(b) Exeter.
(c) Hotspur.
(d) Shannon.

2. How does Hotspur get off being aground?
(a) By the action of the rising tide.
(b) Pulled off the sandbar by a French privateer.
(c) Pulled off the sandbar by a merchant vessel.
(d) Pulled off by another vessel in the Channel fleet.

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

4. How is the water-hoy built?
(a) To carry a heavy load.
(b) To move swiftly.
(c) To travel on the high seas.
(d) To withstand ramming.

5. What does Hotspur's new commander look like?
(a) Short and extremely muscular.
(b) Burly and quite tall.
(c) Short and mousy.
(d) Average height with a full, bushy red bed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is vital to keeping Bonaparte from crossing the English Channel?

2. What is the Hotspur blockading?

3. Who is commanding the French fleet that recently escapes from the Mediterranean?

4. What is Hornblower's status aboard the Hotspur once Meadows' orders are read?

5. What is passing by as Hornblower comes up on the deck of the Princess?

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