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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Last Encounter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What follows after Hornblower is shown leaving the admiralty?
(a) A look at how the orders are forged.
(b) An author's note.
(c) How he gets to see Villeneuve.
(d) Hornblower saying goodbye to Maria.

2. What is Hornblower's wife's name at this time?
(a) Barbara.
(b) Maria.
(c) Jane.
(d) His wife is deceased.

3. How does Hornblower find McCool to be?
(a) Hostile.
(b) Calm, polite, and likable.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Combative.

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

5. What seems almost surreal to Hornblower?
(a) The way the land sways under his feet.
(b) Nothing.
(c) The big city.
(d) Seeing his wife with his infant son so soon after hacking apart Frenchmen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the naval officers do as they become restless?

2. What do the French send to the Princess?

3. What does Hornblower do after his testimony at the court martial?

4. Who is Calder?

5. What is positive about the cabin?

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