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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How do the men of the Clorinda construct a large, truncated cone?
(a) With sail cloth and sparring.
(b) With sea sponges.
(c) With bailing wire and wool.
(d) With bailing wire and silk.

3. Who is Captain Thomas Fell?
(a) The commander of the USS Constitution.
(b) The commander of the HMS Java.
(c) The commander of the HMS Leopard.
(d) The commander of the Estrella del Sur.

4. Of what does the Governor remind Hornblower?
(a) Of the time the French broke the rules of engagement and what happened.
(b) The rules of engagement.
(c) Of the fact that he met Hornblower's wife while she was still married to Admiral Leighton.
(d) The last time Hornblower was in San Juan.

5. Who follows the Estrella out of port?
(a) A French frigate.
(b) The Java and the Sutherland.
(c) The San Juan shore patrol.
(d) The Clorinda.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what is the cone affixed?

2. What ensures Fell's continued employment?

3. What does Cambronne demand as verification?

4. Ultimately, what happens to the Estrella?

5. When Cambronne sets sail, what does he employ?

(see the answer key)

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