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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 22, 23, 24, and 25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Hornblower go to Plymouth?
(a) New supplies.
(b) A change of station.
(c) To train his crew.
(d) Repairs on his ship.

2. Who calls on Hornblower shortly after his wedding?
(a) Cornwallis.
(b) Pellew.
(c) Maddington.
(d) Bush.

3. What comes crashing down on the Hotspur during the night attack?
(a) The foremast.
(b) The crow's nest.
(c) The top rigging.
(d) The forecastle.

4. How does Hornblower fix the trim of the ship?
(a) He puts up an additional sail.
(b) He has the tack made correctly.
(c) He takes down two smaller sails.
(d) He moves two cannons.

5. How did Grimes die?
(a) He fell from the crow's nest.
(b) He hung himself.
(c) He was shot.
(d) He drowned.

Short Answer Questions

1. What office does Hornblower hold at the beginning of this book?

2. What ship captured the Clorinde?

3. How far along is Maria in her pregnancy when Hornblower learns about it?

4. When does Hornblower think the fleet should attack Brest?

5. What does Hornblower and his crew spend the first summer at war doing?

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