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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. What is Hornblower's main concern about working on the Sutherland?
(a) Leaving his wife.
(b) Making enough money.
(c) Brining enough food.
(d) Having enough crew.

2. How does the green crew handle the Sutherland when it first leaves port?
(a) They forget it's their turn to steer.
(b) They move slowly.
(c) They move moderately ahead.
(d) They go too quickly.

3. Who asks Hornblower to work on the Sutherland?
(a) Bush.
(b) Leighton.
(c) The King.
(d) Bolton.

4. In Chapter 5, what worries Hornblower about his personal finances?
(a) He has late bills.
(b) He is poor.
(c) He used his savings to stock the Sutherland.
(d) He recently lost his investments.

5. Who else eats with Hornblower at the Leightons?
(a) The Bushes.
(b) The Admirals.
(c) The Boltons.
(d) No one else.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many more crew members are on the Sutherland than Hornblower's previous ship?

2. Who is England at war with during the opening of this novel?

3. Why does Hornblower stumble over his words during dinner at the Leightons'?

4. Why does Leighton toast Hornblower during their dinner together?

5. Who stays on the lower decks of the Sutherland?

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