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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 long has it taken the men to travel about 400 miles?
(a) 16 days.
(b) 4 days.
(c) A little over a month.
(d) About 10 days.

2. Where does the coach slide?
(a) Into Napoleon's carriage.
(b) Off the elevated roadway and almost into the river.
(c) Into a mud bog.
(d) Into a huge tree.

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

4. How old is Brown?
(a) 21.
(b) 44.
(c) 17.
(d) 28.

5. What comes easy to Brown?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Mastering almost any skill.
(c) Reading.
(d) Letting go of worry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Hornblower talk to after the English leave?

2. Who shares the interviewer's lack of concern for the welfare of those under his supervision?

3. How many miles have the men traveled on the first day?

4. What does the doctor tell Caillard?

5. What is the year?

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