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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Hornblower act when he gives orders before traveling through the Sound?
(a) Timidly.
(b) Stressed.
(c) Nonchalantly.
(d) Confidently.

2. What month does this book begin in?
(a) June.
(b) April.
(c) July.
(d) August.

3. What does Hornblower hear on the ship that worries him on his first day aboard?
(a) A low but shrill humming.
(b) A strange thumping.
(c) A crashing liquid sound.
(d) A constant scratching.

4. What country is Hornblower supposed to turn against France?
(a) Russia.
(b) Finland.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Spain.

5. What year does this book begin in?
(a) 1800.
(b) 1806.
(c) 1812.
(d) 1818.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Hornblower greeted by his first mate?

2. What is the name of Hornblower's most trusted manservant?

3. What peculiar habit do Hornblower and his wife indulge in at the beginning of the book?

4. Where do Hornblower and his wife ride in a carriage together before he departs?

5. What country's neutrality is Hornblower hoping will keep him and his ship from heavier fire while traveling through the sound?

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