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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16 and 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom is Marie married?
(a) Louis-Marie.
(b) Charles.
(c) Marcel.
(d) Antoine.

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

3. Who is Lady Barbara Leighton?
(a) The wife of his admiral and the love of his life.
(b) His wife's sister.
(c) His wife's mother.
(d) His mother.

4. Why do the men have to stay inside?
(a) They go outside when it becomes Spring.
(b) So their presence goes entirely undetected.
(c) The weather is so bad most of the time.
(d) They are not used to the bitter French winters.

5. Why is the Count opposed to the current administration?
(a) It is unjust.
(b) It is immoral.
(c) It is arbitrary.
(d) All his sons are killed in the war.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Brown feel at dinner?

2. What happens to the searches?

3. What vessel do the men spot?

4. About what does Hornblower fret when in Rosas?

5. Who visits Hornblower back at his residence in England?

(see the answer key)

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