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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. What does Hornblower have the crew do to try and save the captured ship before evacuating it as a lost cause?
(a) Patch the hole.
(b) Haul the cargo out bag by bag.
(c) Pump the water out.
(d) Balance the ebb.

2. Who does Hornblower ask about the man he is worried about after the attack on the Papillon?
(a) The man.
(b) The cook.
(c) The doctor.
(d) The captain.

3. Where does the Papillon first hide from the Indefatigable?
(a) In an English port.
(b) In an estuary.
(c) In a French port.
(d) On the sand bar of a coral reef.

4. What is the name of the man leading the French part of the special cargo that the Indefatigable is to transport?
(a) Poulantie.
(b) Parley.
(c) Pouzauges.
(d) Pristine.

5. What does Hornblower note sadly about the battle he witnessed while acting as a liaison?
(a) It will not be remembered.
(b) It was pooly organized.
(c) It was unnecessary.
(d) It was not effective.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who will lead the Indefatigable as they transport the special cargo?

2. Where does Hornblower place the crew of the first captured vessel he is given command of?

3. Which of the following is NOT seen by a sailor in the maintop just before the battle with a strange French ship begins?

4. What title is held by the man who is to lead the Indefatigable as they transport the special cargo?

5. Where does the Indefatigable first land while transporting the special cargo?

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