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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. What delights Hornblower?
(a) That Brown has become involved with a woman.
(b) That Bush is not interested in Marie.
(c) That Marie seems to find him attractive.
(d) That the Count likes to play whist.

2. What uniform does Hornblower, Brown, and Bush don once on board the cutter?
(a) English.
(b) None.
(c) French.
(d) American.

3. What's the biggest problem of escaping once a vessel is secured?
(a) Not being fired upon by British ships.
(b) Piloting through the difficult estuarial waters.
(c) Avoiding the cannons at the fort.
(d) Sneaking past the local militia.

4. What worries Hornblower about their eventual arrival home?
(a) A court martial for the loss of his ship.
(b) Whether he will be given another command.
(c) If his wife is still waiting for him.
(d) Whether Barbara will still be interested in him.

5. 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 is caught in thick weeds.
(d) It grounds in shallow water.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why must they find another boat?

2. How does Caillard respond?

3. Who builds a boat?

4. Where does the coach slide?

5. What disguise do the three men don?

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