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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16 and 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are the men received?
(a) They are shot.
(b) They are invited into the house.
(c) They are held at gunpoint.
(d) They are turned away.

2. For how long has Hornblower been without sleep?
(a) Almost a week
(b) 40 hours.
(c) 72 hours.
(d) 24 hours.

3. In what way does Hornblower answer the Count?
(a) Evasively.
(b) The Count does not question Hornblower that evening.
(c) Honestly.
(d) Defensively.

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

5. What is Marie's background?
(a) English farmer.
(b) French middle class.
(c) Italian peasant.
(d) French peasant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does he notice laboring at the docks?

2. How is Admiral Leighton's victory made possible?

3. What's the biggest problem of escaping once a vessel is secured?

4. What vessel do the men spot?

5. About what does Hornblower feel ashamed?

(see the answer key)

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