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

2. What is Hornblower ordered to do when the town he is a liaison in is attacked?
(a) Send for reinforcements.
(b) Join the battle at the frontlines.
(c) Escape to the ships.
(d) Stay by Edrington.

3. Who will Hornblower be replacing when he becomes an active lieutenant?
(a) Smith.
(b) Styles.
(c) Simms.
(d) Soames.

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

5. How does the Spanish Galley destroy the longboat?
(a) They fire a bow mounted six-pounder.
(b) Cannon fire.
(c) A musket line.
(d) Rams a hole in it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Hornblower take the Le Reve after it has been captured?

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

3. What has Hornblower been sent to shore to purchase after the fire ship incident?

4. Who plans the strategic assault on the Papillon?

5. What does Hornblower see a man at the dock do when he goes ashore after the fire ship incident?

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