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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many French ships do the English manage to destroy?
(a) 1.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 0.

2. Who shares the interviewer's lack of concern for the welfare of those under his supervision?
(a) Leighton.
(b) Suarez.
(c) Napoleon.
(d) Hornblower.

3. Why is the coach stopped frequently?
(a) So Hornblower can argue with Caillard.
(b) To clear the horses' hooves.
(c) So the soldiers can clear a way through the forest.
(d) So Bush can rest.

4. Who hopes to face death with "colours flying"?
(a) Bush.
(b) Hornblower's crew.
(c) Brown.
(d) Hornblower.

5. What does the Innkeeper do after the men are loaded into the coach?
(a) Serves them ersatz coffee and breakfast.
(b) Asks for double the fee since Bush's illness kept other customers away.
(c) Tells Caillard he will pray for his hardened soul.
(d) Slips Hornblower a note to tell him rescue is on the way.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is frightening that the men encounter?

2. Who is Lady Barbara Leighton?

3. About what does Hornblower think all night?

4. What has he not yet told Bush?

5. Why is Hornblower to be transported to Paris?

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