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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. For how long has Hornblower been without sleep?
(a) Almost a week
(b) 40 hours.
(c) 24 hours.
(d) 72 hours.
2. What does Brown make for Bush?
(a) Various peg legs.
(b) A set of crutches.
(c) A wheelchair.
(d) A new sword.
3. How does Hornblower get assistance from the local pilot?
(a) He offers him a high position in the English navy.
(b) He threatens him.
(c) He does not need a pilot.
(d) He offers him a large bribe.
4. How does the riverbed change?
(a) From sand to gravel.
(b) From dark silt to light sand.
(c) From sand to large rocks and boulders.
(d) From heavy rock to gravel to sand.
5. What do the men find awkward?
(a) To resume a life of naval discipline together.
(b) The need to pretend to be peasants.
(c) The size of the boat.
(d) To attend to their daily abulations.
Short Answer Questions
1. What delights Hornblower?
2. About what does Hornblower continue to worry?
3. What effect does the lack of sleep have on Hornblower?
4. What's the biggest problem of escaping once a vessel is secured?
5. How is Hornblower able to bluster his way onto the cutter he decides to steal?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why was the disguise as Dutch customs officials so suitable for where the men were going?
2. What characteristics of the three men enhance their disguises?
3. What does Brown do that demonstrates his change in attitude towards Hornblower and how does Hornblower feel about it?
4. How might Hornblower's reaction to the events with Marie be viewed in terms of characterization?
5. What happens to Bush upon their return to England and what does Hornblower still fret about?
6. What does Hornblower reflect upon about his wife?
7. What does Hornblower realize about his status should he be caught and how does he view himself in his present situation?
8. What does Hornblower and Bush do with Marie and the Count to help pass the time? How does Bush do with it?
9. What is the writing style like in Chapters 11 and 12?
10. How might their escape from the French be viewed and what additional bonus did they bring with their escape?
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