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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. How does Hornblower gather a crew?
(a) He frees a group of men on a chain gang.
(b) He doesn't need any more men than the three of them.
(c) He offers triple pay.
(d) He impresses them by authority of his rank.

2. What do the men carefully observe?
(a) The angle of the sun.
(b) The way the foliage along the banks change.
(c) The river's flow.
(d) The directions the fish swim.

3. Why does Bush fret about the loss of his foot?
(a) It itches him though it's not there.
(b) It will make promotion, or even active-duty service, unlikely.
(c) It will reduce his chances at a good marriage.
(d) It is still not healing well.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why would Hornblower be shot immediately if caught?

2. How does the fleet commander receive Hornblower?

3. Why does the third boat turn back?

4. How much money does Hornblower receive from the sale of the vessel he captures?

5. What arrives over the next few days?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Count suggest will be good disguises for the men and how does he help them with the disguise?

2. What are Chapters 16 and 17 used for in this story?

3. What is the writing style like in Chapters 11 and 12?

4. How has the relationship between the three men changed since being on board ship?

5. Why does Hornblower discard his disguise so quickly?

6. What happens to Bush upon their return to England and what does Hornblower still fret about?

7. What does Brown do that demonstrates his change in attitude towards Hornblower and how does Hornblower feel about it?

8. What was a major development with Hornblower's wife and how might that have changed his affair with Marie?

9. What is ideal about traveling on a river for escaped prisoners and how might that change?

10. What is a humorous aspect of the river trip having to do with being on fresh water?

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