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

2. What is the Hotspur blockading?
(a) A Dutch merchant fleet.
(b) A Dutch squadron.
(c) A French squadron.
(d) A French merchant fleet.

3. How does Bush react to Hornblower's teasing?
(a) With umbrage.
(b) Angry.
(c) Apologetic.
(d) With his own teasing.

4. What has Hornblower been promised?
(a) A command in Admiral Nelson's fleet.
(b) An administrative post for a while since his wife is pregnant.
(c) A promotion to post captain.
(d) A bonus for a ship he recently helped capture.

5. Why does the Princess ride high in the water?
(a) Because it's trim is set that way.
(b) Because the hull is narrow.
(c) Because it has no cargo.
(d) Because the captain has the sails set for speed.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Hotspur run aground?

3. Why is passage aboard the water hoy uncomfortable?

4. What rank is Hornblower at the opening of the novel?

5. Where does the French fleet arrive?

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