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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why can't the empty barrels in the hold be filled with salt water?
(a) They don't have a big enough opening.
(b) They are full of grain.
(c) They leak too badly.
(d) They would then be contaminated.

3. Where does Hornblower invite Meadows to receive the ship's papers?
(a) In the captain's quarters.
(b) On the poop deck.
(c) Aft away from the water transfer activity.
(d) On the bridge.

4. For what does Meadows say he'd give up his prize money for five years?
(a) Orders to the West Indies.
(b) A chance to spend more than a few days with his new wife.
(c) A chance to have Baddlestone as a sailor under his command.
(d) Orders off the Hotspur.

5. What is the verdict for Bush?
(a) They do not adjudicate Bush.
(b) He is cleared.
(c) Guilty.
(d) Innocent but he should have intervened.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Baddlestone ask of Hornblower immediately upon Hornblower's arrival on the Princess?

2. Why does the Princess finally head for England?

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

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

5. When does Baddlestone receive the news of the court martial verdict?

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