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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 and 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hornblower do while sailing along the Spanish coast?
(a) Have several victories.
(b) Lose a few crew members.
(c) Get lost.
(d) Sell off some of his supplies.

2. In Chapter 10, what does Hornblower order to be put in the lifeboats?
(a) People.
(b) Supplies.
(c) Money.
(d) Food.

3. Why can the Sutherland get very close to the marching Italian army in Chapter 14?
(a) The Sutherland can't get close to the army.
(b) The ship is small enough to fit close.
(c) They are hidden by the land.
(d) A canal follows the road the army is on.

4. How does Hornblower describe the initial attacks on the French battery?
(a) Pleasant.
(b) Too slow.
(c) Successful.
(d) Ineffective.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many quarterdeck cannonades does Hornblower use against the Italian army?

2. What do Hornblower and his men do when they are aboard the French coaster?

3. How does Hornblower feel about the green crew's first attempt to handle the Sutherland?

4. Before the Sutherland takes to the sea, what does Hornblower tell Bush to do?

5. In Chapter 5, how does Hornblower describe the way he readied the Sutherland?

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