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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. At the beginning of the book, Horatio Hornblower is not aboard a ship, why?
(a) He is recalled to answer charges of insurbordination.
(b) He is still recuperating from his bout of typhus.
(c) He is waiting for his ship to be repaired.
(d) He is attending a funeral of a friend at Westminster Abbey.

4. What do the sailors think of Hornblower's daily ritual?
(a) They heartily approve.
(b) The Commodore has very strange habits.
(c) They think daily is unnecessary, weekly is good enough.
(d) They all follow his example.

5. What is Horatio Hornblower's rank?
(a) Captain.
(b) Lieutenant.
(c) Admiral.
(d) Commodore.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens if a ship like Porta Coeli captures an enemy ship?

2. How doesl Hornblower get to the Flame?

3. What news does Hornblower receive from one of the prisoners from the French East Indian ship?

4. Why does Lord St. Vincent leave the church service?

5. Why does the French react the way they do when the Flame sails into Le Havre?

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