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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 do Hornblower and Bush both desire to avoid while saying their goodbyes?
(a) Letting the crew thing the two men are friends.
(b) Bringing up some past unpleasantness.
(c) Acknowledging why Hornblower is leaving.
(d) Sentiment.

2. What is the approximate age of Hotspur's new captain?
(a) Close to 70.
(b) Mid-30s.
(c) Very young.
(d) Middle age.

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

4. What might Hornblower end up doing?
(a) Having to take command in someplace like the West Indies.
(b) Retiring.
(c) Serving as First Lieutenant on an Admiral's flag ship.
(d) Sitting ashore and watching the war pass him by.

5. What does it seem Meadows has done?
(a) Deliberately ignore repeated warnings by Bush.
(b) Made a navigational mistake.
(c) Nothing that any other captain wouldn't do.
(d) Ignored protocal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what does Hornblower despair the next morning?

2. Why is passage aboard the water hoy uncomfortable?

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

4. Into what has Hornblower made the crew of the Hotspur?

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

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