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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many French ships do the English manage to destroy?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 0.
(d) 5.

2. 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 has enough money to replace it.
(c) He has recovered many French ships for the British.
(d) He was ordered into battle under terrible odds.

3. Where are Hornblower and the other two taken?
(a) To the kitchen.
(b) To the library.
(c) To the barn.
(d) To the parlour.

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

5. What does Hornblower do in the reading room?
(a) Reviews several weeks' worth of newspapers.
(b) Talks with Marie about her life there.
(c) Falls asleep in the chair.
(d) Reads the notice of his escape.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the doctor do to help Bush?

2. How many years has Brown been in the English navy?

3. When they are about 178 miles from Paris, what happens?

4. What rank are Bush and Brown?

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

(see the answer key)

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