View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 22, 23, and 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first ship to receive damage while traveling through the Sound?
(a) Nonsuch.
(b) Clam.
(c) Harvey.
(d) Lotus.

2. What does Hornblower worry will trap his ships in the port after the first night of the last assault at Riga?
(a) Wind.
(b) Lack of men to man the ship.
(c) Ice.
(d) Sickness.

3. What is the group of ships under Hornblower's command called?
(a) Flotilla.
(b) Fleet.
(c) Command.
(d) Sailing Troop.

4. What time of day does Hornblower enter the dock at his destination after the ball?
(a) Sunrise.
(b) Noon.
(c) Sunset.
(d) Midnight.

5. What title does Hornblower hold in the Navy at the beginning of this book?
(a) Lieutenant.
(b) Commodore.
(c) Commander.
(d) Captain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disorients Hornblower at the event he attends with the Countess and her husband?

2. What is the name of Hornblower's first mate?

3. What does Hornblower hope to do at his next destination after the ball?

4. What label does Hornblower give Braun after meeting him?

5. What is the name of the ship leading the flotilla through the Sound?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 206 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample