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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What successful cruise does Captain Horatio Hornblower come off of at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) HMS Lydia.
(b) HMS Sutherland.
(c) HMS Leighton.
(d) HMS Southfield.

2. Why are the French luggers a threat to the Sutherland?
(a) They have larger guns.
(b) They move faster.
(c) They run into the Sutherland head-on.
(d) They follow on either side.

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

4. How does Hornblower describe the way he dresses while dining with the Leightons?
(a) Plain.
(b) Expensive.
(c) Shabby.
(d) Fancy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of the Sutherland is damaged when the luggers surround it?

2. What does Hornblower want to control aboard the Sutherland?

3. How does Hornblower feel toward his wife, Maria?

4. How do the military men aboard the Sutherland feel about the Indiamen's crew's work ethic?

5. How does the Sutherland crew respond after the French lugger attack?

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