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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 vessel do the men spot?
(a) The Triumph.
(b) The Java.
(c) The Nelson.
(d) The Leopard.

2. What do the newspapers announce finally?
(a) That Brown and Bush only are offered amnesty.
(b) That only Hornblower is being offered amnesty.
(c) That Hornblower and his companions drown in an escape attempt.
(d) That the war is over.

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

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

5. What does the doctor tell Caillard?
(a) They should just leave Bush there as he is about to die anyway.
(b) Bush can travel in a day.
(c) Bush can travel immediately.
(d) Bush's recovery is at a critical stage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hornblower hope about Barbara?

2. How long has it taken the men to travel about 400 miles?

3. What is the Witch of Endor?

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

5. How does Caillard respond?

(see the answer key)

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