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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Meadows seem to Hornblower?
(a) Highly competent but unsure.
(b) Timid.
(c) Competent but cocky.
(d) Incompetent.

2. How do Hornblower's men send him off?
(a) With a rousing cheer and song.
(b) A few hurried handshakes.
(c) With a gift of a sword.
(d) They don't even notice he is leaving.

3. How long has Hornblower been involved in the blockade of Brest?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 1 year.

4. What is Hornblower's status aboard the Hotspur once Meadows' orders are read?
(a) On the same command level as Meadows.
(b) A non-entity.
(c) Only able to issue an order in an emergency.
(d) Second in command.

5. What frightens Hornblower about getting on the Princess?
(a) The way the Princess seems to be out of trim.
(b) Because he does not know his next assignment.
(c) The way the Princess' Captain is glaring at Hornblower.
(d) The 18' gangplank with no handrail.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Hornblower and Bush both desire to avoid while saying their goodbyes?

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

3. For what does Meadows say he'd give up his prize money for five years?

4. What does Bush signal to the captain of the Princess as Meadows is reading orders?

5. What is the Hotspur blockading?

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