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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hornblower, The Frogs, and the Lobsters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hornblower threaten to do to men that disrupt his sailing after losing the Marie Galant?
(a) Kill them.
(b) Arrest them.
(c) Put them in charge.
(d) Throw them overboard.

2. Which of the following is NOT seen by a sailor in the maintop just before the battle with a strange French ship begins?
(a) God.
(b) A spy.
(c) Oldroyd.
(d) Bracegirdle.

3. How many men are present when Hornblower discovers where the man he was worried about got his injuries?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 2.
(d) 20.

4. Who is seen in the cable tier by the man who joins Hornblower in his place of solitude?
(a) A spy.
(b) God.
(c) The captain.
(d) The devil.

5. What does Hornblower hear when he goes to the cargo-hold of the first captured ship he is given command over?
(a) Muffled cries.
(b) Strange popping noises.
(c) Scurrying feet.
(d) Screams.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the ship with the strange French sails defeated?

2. How does the man Hornblower is worried about after the Papillon attack really get injured?

3. Who does Hornblower place second in command to himself during the attack on the Papillon?

4. What is the first captured ship Hornblower is given command of carrying?

5. Who tells Hornblower to report to the captain while the Papillon is hiding from the Indefatigable?

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