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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19, 20, and 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who attacks Russia shortly after the Blanchefleur is destroyed?
(a) Churchhill.
(b) Stalin.
(c) Hornblower.
(d) Napoleon.

2. What do the men at dinner with Wychwood talk about?
(a) Money.
(b) War.
(c) Politics.
(d) Women.

3. What did Braun plan to use in his plan to disrupt the dinner?
(a) A rifle.
(b) Knives.
(c) His sword.
(d) A pistol.

4. What does Hornblower fill the barges with that he connects to the bomb ketches?
(a) Cannonballs.
(b) Ammunition.
(c) Sand.
(d) Timber.

5. What keeps Hornblower from being able to use his bomb ketches?
(a) A sand bar.
(b) Shoaling waters.
(c) French Priximity.
(d) A boom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the source of the sound that worries Hornblower on his first day aboard?

2. What kind of cargo is being carried by the first ship that Hornblower sees after his trip through the Sound?

3. What does Barbara talk about while she is riding in a carriage with her husband before he departs?

4. What do the French armies construct as they approach the Russian villages?

5. What does Hornblower have his men do as they are heading to the next destination after the ball?

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