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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11 and 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is unique about the French coast?
(a) Sailors can't get close to the coast.
(b) It's too rocky to navigate.
(c) Sailors don't have to use deep water.
(d) It's full of cities and fortresses.

2. How many of the Indianmen crew volunteer to join the Sutherland?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) About half of them.
(c) All of them.
(d) None of them.

3. What reason does Hornblower give for turning down the dinner invitation after dropping off the Indiamen convoy?
(a) He isn't allowed to dine there.
(b) He already ate.
(c) He must immediately depart.
(d) The weather is going to get bad.

4. In Chapter 5, how does Hornblower describe the way he readied the Sutherland?
(a) He is worried what others will think.
(b) He thinks he did well enough.
(c) He criticizes himself.
(d) He feels proud.

5. How many more crew members are on the Sutherland than Hornblower's previous ship?
(a) Two times.
(b) Three times.
(c) About one hundred more men.
(d) Ten more men.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, when do the Spanish realize they have been tricked?

2. How does Hornblower describe the Sutherland?

3. What does Hornblower most appreciate about the Sutherland?

4. What do the French do with Hornblower's clothing in Chapter 12?

5. What does Hornblower take when he captures the French brig?

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