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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17 and 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many of the Indianmen crew volunteer to join the Sutherland?
(a) None of them.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) All of them.
(d) About half of them.

2. Who built the Sutherland?
(a) The Dutch.
(b) The English.
(c) The German.
(d) The French.

3. Why can the Sutherland get very close to the marching Italian army in Chapter 14?
(a) The Sutherland can't get close to the army.
(b) The ship is small enough to fit close.
(c) A canal follows the road the army is on.
(d) They are hidden by the land.

4. What direction does the Sutherland lead the Indiamen?
(a) East.
(b) South.
(c) West.
(d) North.

5. Out of all the topics Maria discussed with Barbara at dinner, which does Hornblower find annoying?
(a) Hornblower's career.
(b) The war.
(c) Maria's pregnancy.
(d) Barbara's marriage.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Hornblower and Maria get home after their dinner at the Leightons'?

2. What does Claros do with his Spanish infantry when the French march from their strongpoint in Chapter 18?

3. What weapon does Hornblower use against the French sailors in Chapter 11?

4. Why does Sutherland post fliers in Chapter 1?

5. In Chapter 5, what type of crew member does Hornblower want the most of?

(see the answer key)

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