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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why should Hornblower not worry about losing his ship?
(a) He is considered a hero and no one minds the loss of one ship.
(b) He was ordered into battle under terrible odds.
(c) He has recovered many French ships for the British.
(d) He has enough money to replace it.

2. About what does Hornblower think all night?
(a) Death.
(b) Maria.
(c) His son.
(d) Laura.

3. About how far is it to Paris from Rosas?
(a) 80.
(b) 100.
(c) 575.
(d) 1020.

4. Who interviews Hornblower?
(a) Napoleon.
(b) Colonel Suarez.
(c) Colonel Jean-Baptiste Caillard.
(d) Admiral Nelson.

5. Why is Bush at a critical stage of his recovery?
(a) His stump is still bleeding.
(b) He is psychologically hoping for death.
(c) The ligatures of arteries still extend beyond the wound and the stump has yet to heal over.
(d) He has not been wounded very long.

Short Answer Questions

1. What rank are Bush and Brown?

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

3. Why is Hornblower to be transported to Paris?

4. Why does Hornblower choose Brown instead of his actual steward to make the journey to Paris with him?

5. What is disgraceful about the French behavior after the English strike their colors?

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