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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who huddles below deck?
(a) All the officers on the Princess.
(b) No one.
(c) The extra men on the Princess.
(d) Captain Meadows.

2. What is Hornblower's status aboard the Hotspur once Meadows' orders are read?
(a) A non-entity.
(b) On the same command level as Meadows.
(c) Only able to issue an order in an emergency.
(d) Second in command.

3. What horrifies Hornblower about what Baddlestone says?
(a) That Baddlestone is so disrespectful to an officer of the British navy.
(b) That Baddlestone seems so indifferent to the situation.
(c) That Baddlestone says the British haven't a prayer against the superior French ships.
(d) That vital, strategic information is common knowledge.

4. Why can't the empty barrels in the hold be filled with salt water?
(a) They don't have a big enough opening.
(b) They would then be contaminated.
(c) They leak too badly.
(d) They are full of grain.

5. What does Bush signal to the captain of the Princess as Meadows is reading orders?
(a) To hand up the water hoses.
(b) To start pumping the water into the bilges.
(c) To lift the gangplank.
(d) To stay quiet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is passage aboard the water hoy uncomfortable?

2. What is positive about the cabin?

3. What does Hornblower learn when Baddlestone demands payment from Meadows?

4. How is the water-hoy built?

5. What kind of ship is it that they see?

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