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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. What happens just after the Indefatigable is escorted out to sea by the Spanish Galleys?
(a) The British battery arrives.
(b) A storm hits.
(c) The wind dies.
(d) Cannons are shot.

2. Who does Hornblower take ashore with him after the fire ship incident?
(a) Kennedy.
(b) Styles.
(c) Pellew.
(d) Tapling.

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

4. Which part of the boat does Hornblower confine the French men to after losing the Marie Galant?
(a) The bow.
(b) The port.
(c) The starboard.
(d) The harbor.

5. How old is Simpson at the beginning of the book?
(a) 14.
(b) 34.
(c) 44.
(d) 24.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where are the retreating soldiers ferried to?

3. When do the Spanish Galleys have the advantage in the water?

4. Who is with Hornblower when he sees a Spanish ship wrecked on the rocks while he is in prison?

5. What does Hornblower allow the crew of the captured vessel to do after the first night of their capture?

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