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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Hornblower looking forward to at the opening of Chapter 5?
(a) A new assignment.
(b) A promotion.
(c) Release from service.
(d) A new aide de camp.

2. Who is Charles Ramsbottom?
(a) Lucy Hough's latest beau.
(b) A very wealthy industrialist who has recently entered society.
(c) Hornblower's third cousin.
(d) A noble turned pirate.

3. How does he feel about what he is anticipating?
(a) Equal parts expectation and trepidation.
(b) Disgusted that he has to break in a new aide.
(c) He doesn't express any emotion.
(d) Happy.

4. Who does Hornblower congratulate on the speed of his ship?
(a) The captain of the Estrella del sur.
(b) The captain of the Daring.
(c) The captain of the Atlas.
(d) The captain of the HMS Java.

5. What occupies Clorinda's days?
(a) Cruising in the West Indies in search of pirates or slave runners.
(b) Sailing from port to port to supervise the dry dock activities of the West Indies fleet..
(c) Demonstrating seamanship to other English vessels.
(d) Ferrying English settlers among the islands of the West Indies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hornblower order Spendlove to do?

2. What does Lucy do when she next sees Hornblower?

3. What is the ideal situation once the Estrella reaches high seas?

4. What surprises Hornblower about Ramsbottom?

5. What does Hornblower intend to do?

(see the answer key)

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