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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18 and 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What effect does the lack of sleep have on Hornblower?
(a) He sees confused images in a dreamlike state.
(b) He almost loses control of the men.
(c) He gets seasick.
(d) He almost orders the vessel to head in the wrong direction.

2. How do the men propel the boat?
(a) They row.
(b) They paddle.
(c) They drift with the current.
(d) They have a sail.

3. What do the three men come to realize?
(a) They have been gone from England for almost a year.
(b) They are close friends.
(c) They all found Marie attractive.
(d) They will probably escape.

4. What happens as weeks pass?
(a) Brown learns to speak fluent French.
(b) Bush is still very weak and bedridden.
(c) Bush fully recovers.
(d) Hornblower receives a letter from his wife.

5. Of what is Hornblower convicted?
(a) Spying.
(b) Piracy.
(c) Unlawful impressment of French citizens.
(d) Unlawful imprisonment of French citizens.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hornblower do the next morning after rescue?

2. Who is Lady Barbara Leighton?

3. What rank are Bush and Brown?

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

5. Why are two of the boats delayed at bit?

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