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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hornblower, the Duchess, and the Devil.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the senior officer of the board of examiners?
(a) Hammond.
(b) Henrickson.
(c) Harvey.
(d) Foster.

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) Oldroyd.
(b) Bracegirdle.
(c) God.
(d) A spy.

3. Where do the board of examiners and Hornblower head when the lieutenant examination is cut short?
(a) Calypso.
(b) A freshwater port.
(c) The medical vessel.
(d) Their ships.

4. What is Hornblower weak at doing?
(a) Steering.
(b) Leading.
(c) Running.
(d) Swimming.

5. What does Jackson throw into the Spanish Galley?
(a) An anchor.
(b) A grenade.
(c) A grapple.
(d) A stick of dynamite.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Hornblower talk with for hours when he goes to shore after the fire ship incident?

2. Who is seen in the maintop by the man who joins Hornblower in his place of solitude?

3. Who is leading the army that attacks the village where Hornblower is acting as a liaison?

4. Where does the Indefatigable go after learning of Hornblower's experience on shore?

5. What is the Indefatigable told to transport after the capture of the ship with the strange French sails?

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