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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. How is Hornblower able to bluster his way onto the cutter he decides to steal?
(a) He pretends he is a new recruit.
(b) He is wearing a high-ranking French general's uniform.
(c) Because his Dutch rank on the uniform he is wearing is quite high.
(d) He pretends to have a missive from Napoleon.

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

3. How long does Hornblower figure the voyage will take?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) A month and a half.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 5-12 days.

4. 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) Slips Hornblower a note to tell him rescue is on the way.
(d) Serves them ersatz coffee and breakfast.

5. At what does Hornblower marvel?
(a) The way Brown handles all the tasks necessary to the comfort of Hornblower and Bush.
(b) At how bitter and hostile Caillard is.
(c) The beauty of the countryside while Hornblower travels towards his death.
(d) Bush's incredible constitution.

Short Answer Questions

1. When do the men escape?

2. When they are about 178 miles from Paris, what happens?

3. Why would Hornblower be shot immediately if caught?

4. What delights Hornblower?

5. What worries Hornblower about their eventual arrival home?

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