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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Spanish warden demand?
(a) That Hornblower be allowed an appeal trial in Rosas.
(b) That Hornblower and Bush not be transported until after Christmas.
(c) That Hornblower be executed in Rosas.
(d) That Hornblower, as a gentleman, be allowed a personal attendant on the voyage.

2. What comes easy to Brown?
(a) Letting go of worry.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Reading.
(d) Mastering almost any skill.

3. What rank are Bush and Brown?
(a) Both midshipmen.
(b) A First Lieutenant and Coxswain.
(c) First and second mate.
(d) First mate and Steward.

4. What is remarkable about Hornblower and the battle?
(a) His ship is virtually uninjured.
(b) He is able to kill or wound 10 of the French crew himself alone.
(c) He could not see because of an eye injury yet still conducted the battle as commander.
(d) He escapes uninjured.

5. About what does Hornblower fret when in Rosas?
(a) The fate of his wife Maria.
(b) If the Spanish will decide to float an Armada.
(c) Why he has not yet been rescued.
(d) Whether the Dutch will join with Napoleon.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what does Hornblower marvel?

2. Why is the coach stopped frequently?

3. Why do Hornblower and Brown have to drag the boat free?

4. What happens when Hornblower withdraws the final ligature from Bush's stump?

5. How many miles have the men traveled on the first day?

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