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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. About what does Hornblower continue to worry?
(a) Why they are no longer searching for them.
(b) His escape plans.
(c) His position in the Navy.
(d) His wife.

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

3. Where does the coach slide?
(a) Off the elevated roadway and almost into the river.
(b) Into a huge tree.
(c) Into a mud bog.
(d) Into Napoleon's carriage.

4. When do the men escape?
(a) Midday.
(b) In the early morning.
(c) They have not yet escaped.
(d) In the dark.

5. Why do the men have to man the sweeps?
(a) They need to manuever around the sandbars.
(b) The wind has died.
(c) To keep the men disciplined.
(d) They are being pursued.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hornblower see that motivates him to form an escape plan?

2. Why would Hornblower be shot immediately if caught?

3. What happens to the searches?

4. What worries Hornblower about their eventual arrival home?

5. How does Hornblower visualize his wife?

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