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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. What is the casualty count for Hornblower's crew?
(a) Two thirds of her crew are killed or wounded.
(b) About one third of her crew are killed or wounded.
(c) All but five of her crew die in the battle.
(d) All but five of her crew survive with no serious wounds.

2. How does Brown feel at dinner?
(a) Relaxed.
(b) Depressed.
(c) Confused.
(d) Self-conscious.

3. What has he not yet told Bush?
(a) That gangrene has set into the stump.
(b) That he faces execution along with Hornblower.
(c) That Bush may face life imprisonment in Paris.
(d) That Bush's wife has died in childbirth.

4. How many years has Brown been in the English navy?
(a) 1.
(b) 17.
(c) 26.
(d) 6.

5. What does the doctor do to help Bush?
(a) He soaks him in a hot tub of water.
(b) He gives him feverfew.
(c) He removes one of the arterial ligatures.
(d) He gives him laudanum.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where is Captain Horatio Hornblower languishing?

4. What does Hornblower announce as he knocks on the door?

5. Why is Hornblower thrown into the water?

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