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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do they go to a house they see in the distance?
(a) They will freeze to death otherwise.
(b) They know it is an English safe house.
(c) They will bribe the owner for help.
(d) They plan to kill the occupants and hide out.

2. Where are Hornblower and the other two taken?
(a) To the parlour.
(b) To the kitchen.
(c) To the barn.
(d) To the library.

3. What is the condition of Hornblower's sword when it is returned?
(a) Polished and sharpened.
(b) Polished.
(c) Broken in two.
(d) Hilt-less tang and the blade's gilding scraped off.

4. What do the men encounter downriver?
(a) A patrol of ten French soldiers.
(b) A waterfall.
(c) A patrol of ten mercenaries.
(d) One of the English spies that is following them.

5. What happens when Hornblower withdraws the final ligature from Bush's stump?
(a) Brown faints while watching.
(b) Bush faints.
(c) The wound immediately appears better.
(d) The wound bleeds and oozes pus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the ship Hornblower loses?

2. What does the doctor do to help Bush?

3. What does Hornblower see that motivates him to form an escape plan?

4. Why should Hornblower not worry about losing his ship?

5. How many sons does the Count have?

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