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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hornblower and the Cargo of Rice.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hornblower do when he suspects the hull of the captured ship was breached?
(a) Asks the crew of the ship.
(b) Checks for holes.
(c) Measures the gait in the water.
(d) Sounds the well.

2. How long is the first captured ship Hornblower is given command of taking on water before the damage is discovered?
(a) 20 hours.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 2 days.

3. Where do Hornblower and his crew go when they abandon the first captured ship Hornblower was given command over?
(a) They use a makeshift raft.
(b) To the single rowboat.
(c) They swim to shore.
(d) They salvage a life raft.

4. What is the name of the ship that Hornblower's first captain orders him to transfer to?
(a) Independance.
(b) Immaculate.
(c) Inpenetrable.
(d) Indefatigable.

5. What does Honblower use to temporarily patch up the damage in the ship?
(a) Wood from the railing.
(b) Barrels.
(c) A sail.
(d) Pasty wet wood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the sailors play while Hornblower is on shore for the first time since joining the Navy?

2. Where is Hornblower supposed to take his first captured vessel?

3. Who wins the game that the sailors play while Hornblower is on shore for the first time since joining the Navy?

4. Who loses the game that the sailors play while Hornblower is on shore for the first time since joining the Navy?

5. Where is the crew from the first captured vessel Hornblower is given command of from?

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