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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17 and 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Butcher's Bill?
(a) The list of dead and wounded.
(b) The list of damage to the ship.
(c) The list of prisoners.
(d) The list of needed provisions.

2. How does Hornblower get his last glimpse of Maria before sailing away?
(a) He uses a telescope.
(b) His uses binoculars.
(c) He gets into the crow's nest.
(d) He stands on the foremast.

3. Who points out the change in Hornblower on New Year's Eve?
(a) Cornwallis.
(b) Pellew.
(c) Bush.
(d) Doughty.

4. What happens to Hornblower when the ship hits open sea?
(a) He gets hit in the head by a wayward boom.
(b) He goes faint.
(c) He gets seasick.
(d) He has to attend to state business.

5. What does Hornblower do while trying to rescue the Grasshopper that amazes his crew?
(a) He pulls the Grasshopper's captain out of the wreckage.
(b) He returns fire on the French frigate.
(c) He repairs the sails on the Grasshopper.
(d) He puts out a mortar fuse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has made the ship ready to sail?

2. What kind of ship is the Loire?

3. What does Hornblower do when he makes certain observations about the French after Christmas?

4. What is Hornblower's favorite meal of the day?

5. How does Prowse feel during the chase by Loire?

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