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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hornblower and the Man Who Felt Queer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Simpson in such a black mood when Hornblower joins the Navy?
(a) He hates British men.
(b) Hornblower's father killed Simpson's father.
(c) He failed his lieutenant's test.
(d) He knows Hornblower is better than him.

2. What does Hornblower allow the crew of the captured vessel to do after the first night of their capture?
(a) Prepare and enjoy beakfast.
(b) Help fix the ship.
(c) Tell them the safest place to port the ship.
(d) Give their version of the conflict.

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

4. What does Hornblower hear when he goes to the cargo-hold of the first captured ship he is given command over?
(a) Screams.
(b) Scurrying feet.
(c) Muffled cries.
(d) Strange popping noises.

5. 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) Matthews.
(d) Johnson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the first captured ship Hornblower is assigned to take to shore?

2. What was the ship that finds Hornblower after he loses the Marie Galant designed to do?

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

4. What weapon does Hornblower hold to protect himself against the French men after losing the Marie Galant?

5. What does Hornblower do when he sees the Indefatigable coming towards the ship that picked him up after losing the Marie Galant?

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