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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. How many French vessels does Hornblower destroy or incapacitate?
(a) 1.
(b) 7.
(c) 0.
(d) 4.

2. What is Hornblower doing at the beginning of Chapter 18?
(a) Assuming command of the HMS Freedom.
(b) Attending his court martial.
(c) Mourning his wife.
(d) Visiting Barbara.

3. What do they do with Caillard?
(a) Tie him and take him as a hostage.
(b) Strip him of his clothing and force him to start walking down the road.
(c) Kill him.
(d) Knock him out and tie him in the coach.

4. How long has it taken the men to travel about 400 miles?
(a) 16 days.
(b) About 10 days.
(c) A little over a month.
(d) 4 days.

5. Who attends to Bush's stump?
(a) A local physician.
(b) Hornblower.
(c) Brown.
(d) Calais.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are two of the boats delayed at bit?

2. Why are they taken there?

3. Why do they go to a house they see in the distance?

4. What alarms Hornblower about the travel?

5. What stands in the way of Hornblower marrying the love of his life?

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