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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Bush in the morning?
(a) He is near death.
(b) Much better.
(c) His stump is completely healed over.
(d) Feverish.

2. What does the Innkeeper do after the men are loaded into the coach?
(a) Serves them ersatz coffee and breakfast.
(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) Tells Caillard he will pray for his hardened soul.

3. How is Admiral Leighton's victory made possible?
(a) There was help from the locals.
(b) Because of Hornblower's efforts a few days earlier.
(c) The French had pulled most of their fleet away to another port.
(d) The French crews were on shore.

4. What is the condition of Hornblower's sword when it is returned?
(a) Polished.
(b) Polished and sharpened.
(c) Hilt-less tang and the blade's gilding scraped off.
(d) Broken in two.

5. How many miles have the men traveled on the first day?
(a) 10.
(b) 23.
(c) 40.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the atmosphere in France because of Napoleon's reign?

2. What rank are Bush and Brown?

3. Why does the Colonel decide to go ahead with the transport of Bush and Hornblower despite Bush's injuries?

4. What is the casualty count for Hornblower's crew?

5. What happens as weeks pass?

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