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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hornblower, the Duchess, and the Devil.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Hornblower talk with for hours when he goes to shore after the fire ship incident?
(a) Mr. Dumas.
(b) Mr. Dummin.
(c) Mr. Duras.
(d) Mr. Durran.

2. What causes Hornblower to change his course after leaving Gibraltar?
(a) A Spanish fleet.
(b) Fog.
(c) A change in the wind.
(d) A storm.

3. Who loses the game that the sailors play while Hornblower is on shore for the first time since joining the Navy?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Simpson.
(c) Perry.
(d) Hornblower.

4. What strange item is unloaded from the ship with the other special cargo carried on the Indefatigable?
(a) An American flag.
(b) A guillotine.
(c) A coffin.
(d) A black metal box.

5. What was the ship that finds Hornblower after he loses the Marie Galant designed to do?
(a) Hold slaves.
(b) Transport cattle.
(c) Fight in war.
(d) Race with speed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the general feeling aboard the first ship Hornblower has duty on in the Navy?

2. What does the lieutenant examination consist of?

3. What worries Hornblower about one of his men after the attack on the Papillon?

4. Why is Simpson in such a black mood when Hornblower joins the Navy?

5. What is Hornblower reprimanded for when his quarantine is over and his cargo is delivered?

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