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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Hornblower feel toward his wife, Maria?
(a) Disinterested.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Worried.
(d) In love.

2. On the Sutherland, what do the new hands do before going below the decks?
(a) Show their paperwork.
(b) Say a prayer.
(c) Bathe.
(d) Get knighted.

3. What does Hornblower discuss with Bolton during their first dinner together?
(a) Leaving the military.
(b) Military strategy.
(c) Running for politics.
(d) Their personal lives.

4. Who is the Governor-designate of Bombay?
(a) Chief Longbeak.
(b) Captain Osborn.
(c) Hornblower.
(d) Lord Eastlake.

5. How does Hornblower meet Lady Barbara Leighton?
(a) He saves her dog.
(b) She is friends with his wife.
(c) He gives her a ride home.
(d) He works for her husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. After leaving the convoy of Indiamen, what direction does Hornblower head?

2. Out of all the topics Maria discussed with Barbara at dinner, which does Hornblower find annoying?

3. In Chapter 6, why is Hornblower in a foul mood?

4. Why does Hornblower turn down the invitation for dinner after dropping off the Indiamen convoy?

5. How does Hornblower describe the way he dresses while dining with the Leightons?

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