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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11, 12, and 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Horatio Hornblower married to?
(a) Charlotte, a neighbor.
(b) Maria, his childhood sweetheart.
(c) Barbara, the Duke of Wellington's sister.
(d) Jane, a sister of one of Hornblower's shipmates.

2. How many ships does Admiral Pellew send as reinforcement?
(a) He doesn't send ships, he just sends men.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

3. What is the universal signal to show that there is a Captain in a boat?
(a) Givinig a wolf whistle.
(b) Making a fist and touching the forehead.
(c) Waving with the left hand and then saluting.
(d) Holding up four fingers.

4. Who is the Mayor of Le Havre?
(a) Baron Jacques LeLune.
(b) Comte Philip Baron.
(c) Baron Momas.
(d) Comte de Garcay.

5. Why is Hornblower angry at the Duke d'Angoulême?
(a) He is found plotting with Le Havre's remaining Bonapartists.
(b) He makes fun of Captain Bush's memory.
(c) He refuses to commute the sentences of the mutineers.
(d) He denies Hornblower's request to go back to England.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lord St. Vincent tell Hornblower?

2. What is the name of the French gunboat that Hornblower boards in the fight at Le Havre?

3. What is a chasse-marée?

4. Why is Hornblower particularly upset with the news about Captain Bush?

5. How does Hornblower bathe while on board ship?

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