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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18 and 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens every few days?
(a) Hornblower goes in disguise to listen to the local news at the tavern.
(b) Brown is sent out to spy.
(c) Hornblower and Brown spar to stay in shape.
(d) Local law enforcement makes various wide-area sweeps.

3. What does Hornblower observe about Marie's build?
(a) She is quite heavy.
(b) She has a very fetching figure.
(c) She is slender like a young woman.
(d) She is stout.

4. In what way does Hornblower answer the Count?
(a) Evasively.
(b) The Count does not question Hornblower that evening.
(c) Honestly.
(d) Defensively.

5. How many miles have the men traveled on the first day?
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 23.
(d) 40.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why must they find another boat?

2. What is Hornblower doing at the beginning of Chapter 18?

3. What offer by the Count does Hornblower decline?

4. What do the men encounter downriver?

5. About what does Hornblower think all night?

(see the answer key)

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