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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. How does Hornblower feel about the green crew's first attempt to handle the Sutherland?
(a) He is at ease.
(b) He is worried.
(c) He is embarrassed.
(d) He is proud.

2. How does Hornblower meet Lady Barbara Leighton?
(a) He works for her husband.
(b) She is friends with his wife.
(c) He saves her dog.
(d) He gives her a ride home.

3. Why can't Hornblower respond to the French brig flags correctly?
(a) He wants to scare the French away.
(b) He doesn't have the right flags.
(c) No one saw the French flags.
(d) He doesn't know the code.

4. How is Hornblower able to sail so close to the Spanish and French shore in Chapter 10?
(a) He pays off the right people.
(b) He raises a French flag.
(c) He does it when no one is looking.
(d) His ship is too large to stop.

5. In Chapter 10, what does Hornblower order to be put in the lifeboats?
(a) Money.
(b) Food.
(c) Supplies.
(d) People.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who built the Sutherland?

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

4. What happened to the Sutherland after it was captured?

5. How many convoys break off in Chapter 6?

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