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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. Who comes over to the Princess?
(a) Admiral Leighton.
(b) Men from the Hotspur.
(c) Captain Johnson.
(d) Admiral Cornwallis.

2. What is vital to keeping Bonaparte from crossing the English Channel?
(a) Good cannons along the shore.
(b) Concerted movements of the English fleet.
(c) Reliable spies keeping track of the French fleet's movements.
(d) The French would never dare cross the channel.

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

4. Who huddles below deck?
(a) All the officers on the Princess.
(b) Captain Meadows.
(c) The extra men on the Princess.
(d) No one.

5. What do the naval officers do as they become restless?
(a) Criticize Baddlestone and the Princess.
(b) Start picking on the enlisted men.
(c) Start fighting while gambling.
(d) Become sloppy in their dress and behavior.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Hornblower doubt the promise made to him?

2. Why does the Princess ride high in the water?

3. What does Hornblower offer as a plan?

4. What greets the new captain on Hotspur?

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

(see the answer key)

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