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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 and 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Maria describe Barbara after their dinner together?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Positively.
(c) Negatively.
(d) She won't talk about her.

2. Who asks Hornblower to work on the Sutherland?
(a) Bolton.
(b) Leighton.
(c) Bush.
(d) The King.

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) He doesn't know the code.
(d) No one saw the French flags.

4. Where does Hornblower see the large coaster in Chapter 12?
(a) Docked on the French shore.
(b) Open sea.
(c) A protected waterway.
(d) Blocking the canal.

5. How many guns are on the Sutherland?
(a) 44.
(b) 54.
(c) 74.
(d) 64.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has the Sutherland done to the other ships in her squadron the day they set for the sea?

2. In Chapter 5, how many of Hornblower's crew are new?

3. Where does Hornblower aim the round shot at the Italian army?

4. Why do criminals join the Royal Navy?

5. Before the Sutherland takes to the sea, what does Hornblower tell Bush to do?

(see the answer key)

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