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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hornblower, The Frogs, and the Lobsters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Hornblower go to find solitude on the ship?
(a) The mizzen top.
(b) The galley.
(c) His bunk.
(d) The crow's nest.

2. What does Hornblower threaten to do to men that disrupt his sailing after losing the Marie Galant?
(a) Throw them overboard.
(b) Arrest them.
(c) Kill them.
(d) Put them in charge.

3. What does Hornblower worry about most before the attack on the Papillon?
(a) Personal failure.
(b) Being captured and put in prison.
(c) Being exposed to the Plague.
(d) Dying.

4. Which of the following is NOT a man assigned to Hornblower's crew to take the captured ship to shore?
(a) Carson.
(b) Hunter.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Matthews.

5. What does Hornblower spend his time doing while on board the ship that finds him after losing the Marie Galant?
(a) Reading.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Gambling.
(d) Plotting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first thing Hornblower sets about repairing on board his first captured vessel?

2. What title is held by the man leading the French part of the special cargo that the Indefatigable is to transport?

3. What kind of ship is the one that first finds Hornblower after he loses the Marie Galant?

4. What is the first captured ship Hornblower is given command of carrying?

5. What does Honblower use to temporarily patch up the damage in the ship?

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