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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 is Llanza?
(a) A ship-of-the-line.
(b) A fortress.
(c) A river.
(d) A capital city.

2. After setting out to sea, what happens to several of the new crew members on the Sutherland?
(a) They become seasick.
(b) They work extra hard.
(c) They become homesick.
(d) They jump overboard.

3. On the Sutherland, what do the new hands do before going below the decks?
(a) Get knighted.
(b) Say a prayer.
(c) Bathe.
(d) Show their paperwork.

4. How many convoys break off in Chapter 6?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Hornblower able to sail so close to the Spanish and French shore in Chapter 10?

2. In Chapter 5, how does Hornblower describe the way he readied the Sutherland?

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

4. When do the two French luggers appear?

5. What does the Sutherland's crew do on their day waiting in Chapter 9?

(see the answer key)

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