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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6, 7, and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Hornblower think Barbara may have married Leighton?
(a) Politics.
(b) Money.
(c) Love.
(d) Fear.

2. Why is the Sutherland able to escape the French luggers?
(a) The French get lost.
(b) The French agree to help them.
(c) The French are too slow.
(d) The French ships are damaged.

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

4. Who else eats with Hornblower at the Leightons?
(a) The Admirals.
(b) No one else.
(c) The Bushes.
(d) The Boltons.

5. How does the green crew handle the Sutherland when it first leaves port?
(a) They move slowly.
(b) They go too quickly.
(c) They move moderately ahead.
(d) They forget it's their turn to steer.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what worries Hornblower about his personal finances?

2. How does Hornblower's crew change after the French lugger attack?

3. How many men from the Indiamen ships become part of the Sutherland's crew?

4. Who stays on the lower decks of the Sutherland?

5. What reason does Hornblower give for turning down the dinner invitation after dropping off the Indiamen convoy?

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