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

2. For what does Meadows say he'd give up his prize money for five years?
(a) Orders off the Hotspur.
(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 to the West Indies.

3. Who is the Captain of the hoy transferring Hornblower?
(a) Jones.
(b) Baddlestone.
(c) Japes.
(d) Bradwell.

4. Who is commanding the French fleet that recently escapes from the Mediterranean?
(a) Villeneuve.
(b) Lafayette.
(c) Gaudet.
(d) Napoleon III.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is better informed than Hornblower?

2. What do the naval officers do as they become restless?

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

4. What is positive about the cabin?

5. Now where is the French fleet headed?

(see the answer key)

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