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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hornblower say will happen to the doctor if Eisenbeiss contravenes the mutiny acts?
(a) Eisenbeiss will be dismissed off the ship.
(b) Eisenbeiss will swing from a yardarm.
(c) Eisenbeiss will sit for a court martial.
(d) Hornblower knows he cannot do much to Eisenbeiss.

2. Why do Hornblower and Tom propel the boat through the tunnel on foot?
(a) One horse balks at going through the tunnel and then the others do also.
(b) They need to stretch their legs a bit.
(c) Horses cannot get through the tunnel.
(d) It costs less for the men to use the tunnels than to have horses.

3. About what does Maria fret?
(a) Her sister's upcoming marriage.
(b) Hornblower's indecorous behavior.
(c) The sun is going to ruin her complexion.
(d) Their son is crying.

4. What does Hornblower do at Oxford?
(a) Disembarks to finish the journey on horse.
(b) Leaves his wife and child in the care of a physician.
(c) Files a complaint with the ship's owner.
(d) Goes back to his cabin.

5. Who is driving horses?
(a) Stephan.
(b) Lek.
(c) Jonas.
(d) Charlie.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Hornblower whisper an explanation?

2. What does Hornblower find when he returns to his hotel room?

3. Who is the one officer Hornblower remembers clearly?

4. What does Hornblower ask the King?

5. How long would the overland passage have been that Hornblower just traveled by boat in less than a day?

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