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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. 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.

2. What does the doctor do to help Bush?
(a) He soaks him in a hot tub of water.
(b) He removes one of the arterial ligatures.
(c) He gives him laudanum.
(d) He gives him feverfew.

3. Who does Hornblower talk to after the English leave?
(a) His lawyer.
(b) A new prisoner from the latest engagement.
(c) His first lieutenant.
(d) His guards.

4. Where does the coach slide?
(a) Into Napoleon's carriage.
(b) Into a huge tree.
(c) Into a mud bog.
(d) Off the elevated roadway and almost into the river.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens to his men daily?

3. How does Brown feel at dinner?

4. How does Hornblower's interviewer act?

5. What does the Innkeeper do after the men are loaded into the coach?

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