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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. Where do the men spend their first night in France?
(a) Etiennen.
(b) Cerbère.
(c) Calysos.
(d) Rosas.

2. What has he not yet told Bush?
(a) That Bush may face life imprisonment in Paris.
(b) That he faces execution along with Hornblower.
(c) That Bush's wife has died in childbirth.
(d) That gangrene has set into the stump.

3. What does Hornblower find envious about Brown?
(a) His fluent French.
(b) His dexterity.
(c) His easy-going nature.
(d) His ability to make friends quickly.

4. What can Hornblower see from his daily walks?
(a) England across the sound.
(b) The ruined and dismasted wreck of his ship.
(c) His men being put to work as laborers.
(d) The execution of some spies.

5. How is Admiral Leighton's victory made possible?
(a) The French had pulled most of their fleet away to another port.
(b) Because of Hornblower's efforts a few days earlier.
(c) The French crews were on shore.
(d) There was help from the locals.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are they taken there?

2. What is Brown doing for the first time in his life?

3. Who shares the interviewer's lack of concern for the welfare of those under his supervision?

4. Where does Brown stay when Bush is sent off to bed?

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

(see the answer key)

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