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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11 and 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the condition of Hornblower's sword when it is returned?
(a) Polished.
(b) Broken in two.
(c) Polished and sharpened.
(d) Hilt-less tang and the blade's gilding scraped off.

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

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

4. What happens as weeks pass?
(a) Brown learns to speak fluent French.
(b) Bush fully recovers.
(c) Bush is still very weak and bedridden.
(d) Hornblower receives a letter from his wife.

5. How does Hornblower's interviewer act?
(a) Hostile.
(b) Engaging.
(c) Friendly.
(d) Stiff and unyielding.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Hornblower do as they are in the boat?

3. About what does Hornblower feel ashamed?

4. What comes easy to Brown?

5. How is Bush in the morning?

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