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Chapter 1

1. What is Hornblower's position as the novel opens?
(a) ommander-in-Chief of His Britannic Majesty's ships and vessels in the United States.
(b) ommander-in-Chief of His Britannic Majesty's ships and vessels in New Zealand.
(c) ommander-in-Chief of His Britannic Majesty's ships and vessels in Australia.
(d) Commander-in-Chief of His Britannic Majesty's ships and vessels in the West Indies.

2. Why is Hornblower in New Orleans?
(a) To talk to a French general.
(b) To meet up with his wife.
(c) To oversee the construction of a new frigate.
(d) To pay an official courtesy visit.

3. About how many vessels does Hornblower command?
(a) 17.
(b) 55.
(c) 3.
(d) 68.

4. What is the name of the present flagship?
(a) The Constitution.
(b) The Crab.
(c) The Leopard.
(d) The Java.

5. Who is Mr. Cloudesley Sharpe?
(a) His Britannic Majesty's Consul-General.
(b) The English Diplomat to the United States.
(c) His aide-de-camp.
(d) A distant relative of Hornblower who has a merchant fleet docked out of New Orleans.

6. How does Hornblower's flagship reach New Orleans?
(a) Via a sail tug.
(b) It doesn't; it stays out in deeper waters.
(c) Under its own sail.
(d) Via a steam tug.

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