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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13, 14, and 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do they go to a house they see in the distance?
(a) They will bribe the owner for help.
(b) They will freeze to death otherwise.
(c) They plan to kill the occupants and hide out.
(d) They know it is an English safe house.

2. Why do Hornblower and Brown have to drag the boat free?
(a) It snags on an underwater log.
(b) It is caught in a small water whirlpool.
(c) It grounds in shallow water.
(d) It is caught in thick weeds.

3. What does the Innkeeper do after the men are loaded into the coach?
(a) Tells Caillard he will pray for his hardened soul.
(b) Asks for double the fee since Bush's illness kept other customers away.
(c) Serves them ersatz coffee and breakfast.
(d) Slips Hornblower a note to tell him rescue is on the way.

4. What disguise do the three men don?
(a) Dutch merchants.
(b) Spanish peasants.
(c) French peasants.
(d) That of Dutch customs officials.

5. Why must they find another boat?
(a) Theirs is unsuitable for the high seas.
(b) Theirs is too noticeable.
(c) Their sank when they hit a sandbar.
(d) They want to send it back to its owner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens as weeks pass?

2. What does the doctor tell Caillard?

3. Who will the men pose as?

4. Why do the men have to man the sweeps?

5. Who gives chase to Hornblower's vessel?

(see the answer key)

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