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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hornblower and the Spanish Galleys.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is being held in the storeroom of the ship that picked up Hornblower after losing the Marie Galant?
(a) Black powder.
(b) Paint.
(c) Slaves.
(d) Paper.

3. What does Jackson throw into the Spanish Galley?
(a) A grapple.
(b) A grenade.
(c) An anchor.
(d) A stick of dynamite.

4. What is Hornblower afraid of?
(a) Rats.
(b) Heights.
(c) Guns.
(d) The plague.

5. Where does the Indefatigable first land while transporting the special cargo?
(a) Quillston.
(b) Quiberstanton.
(c) Quebec.
(d) Quiberon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Hornblower sleep while acting as a liaison between the English and French officers?

2. What does Hornblower threaten to do to men that disrupt his sailing after losing the Marie Galant?

3. What is the name of the captain of the first ship Hornblower is assigned duty to in the Navy?

4. Who joins Hornblower in the place he goes to find solitude on the ship?

5. What does Hornblower do when he suspects the hull of the captured ship was breached?

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