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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. How are the men received?
(a) They are invited into the house.
(b) They are shot.
(c) They are turned away.
(d) They are held at gunpoint.

2. 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.

3. Who is commanding the English fleet that is attacking in the harbor?
(a) Captain Aubrey.
(b) Admiral Leighton.
(c) Admiral Nelson.
(d) Captain Stone.

4. Why is Hornblower self-conscious?
(a) His men's deference.
(b) The deep wound and scarring from a sword cut in the last battle.
(c) The burn on his face.
(d) Preparing for bed in the presence of other men.

5. How is Bush injured?
(a) He loses a foot.
(b) He loses a foot and three fingers.
(c) He is unscathed.
(d) He loses one eye and his arm.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many French vessels does Hornblower destroy or incapacitate?

2. What happens to Hornblower's ship?

3. As a final act of compassion, what does the Spanish warden give Hornblower?

4. Why is Bush at a critical stage of his recovery?

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

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