2. What happens to the searches?
(a) They are still occuring almost daily.
(b) They are intensified now thinking the men will relax their guard.
(c) They continue at sporadic times.
(d) They are discontinued.

3. What's the biggest problem of escaping once a vessel is secured?
(a) Sneaking past the local militia.
(b) Piloting through the difficult estuarial waters.
(c) Not being fired upon by British ships.
(d) Avoiding the cannons at the fort.

4. What does Hornblower notice about Brown as they are leaving?
(a) He has a wedding ring on his finger.
(b) He seems to have had a romantic relationship with at least two women.
(c) Nothing in particular.
(d) His French is quite good.

5. With whom do the men become acquainted?
(a) Felix and his family.
(b) Two English spies who are based in the village.
(c) No one since they are hiding.
(d) Marie's family.

6. What disguise do the three men don?
(a) Dutch merchants.
(b) That of Dutch customs officials.
(c) French peasants.
(d) Spanish peasants.

7. What do the newspapers that Bush shows Hornblower extol?
(a) The end of the war with Napoleon.
(b) The victory of Nelson's fleet at Trafalgar.
(c) The new steam engines.
(d) Hornblower's virtues and amazement at his exploits.

8. Who will the men pose as?
(a) English captives.
(b) Dutch soldiers.
(c) French soldiers.
(d) Italian nobles.

9. What do the men find awkward?
(a) The need to pretend to be peasants.
(b) To resume a life of naval discipline together.
(c) The size of the boat.
(d) To attend to their daily abulations.

10. For how long has Hornblower been without sleep?
(a) Almost a week
(b) 40 hours.
(c) 24 hours.
(d) 72 hours.

11. About what does Hornblower feel ashamed?
(a) His relationship with the Count's daughter-in-law.
(b) His fear of dying.
(c) His envy of Brown's popularity.
(d) His impatience with Bush's handicap.

12. How is Hornblower able to bluster his way onto the cutter he decides to steal?
(a) Because his Dutch rank on the uniform he is wearing is quite high.
(b) He pretends to have a missive from Napoleon.
(c) He pretends he is a new recruit.
(d) He is wearing a high-ranking French general's uniform.

13. How does the fleet commander receive Hornblower?
(a) With indignation.
(b) With coolness.
(c) He is unable to meet with Hornblower for a few days.
(d) With surprise.

14. Why do the men have to man the sweeps?
(a) The wind has died.
(b) To keep the men disciplined.
(c) They need to manuever around the sandbars.
(d) They are being pursued.

15. What is the Witch of Endor?
(a) An American merchant vessel.
(b) A captured pirate vessel.
(c) The local apothecary.
(d) A Former English boat.