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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hornblower's Temptation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What might Hornblower end up doing?
(a) Sitting ashore and watching the war pass him by.
(b) Serving as First Lieutenant on an Admiral's flag ship.
(c) Retiring.
(d) Having to take command in someplace like the West Indies.

2. Who is commanding the French fleet that recently escapes from the Mediterranean?
(a) Napoleon III.
(b) Villeneuve.
(c) Lafayette.
(d) Gaudet.

3. What is the sentence passed upon McCool?
(a) Death by hanging.
(b) Life imprisonment.
(c) Ten years at hard labor.
(d) Death by firing squad.

4. What is positive about the cabin?
(a) It is exceedingly comfortable.
(b) It has a breeze wafting through it.
(c) It is large.
(d) It is private.

5. What is Hornblower's opinion about Ireland?
(a) He has not particular opinion.
(b) He strongly supports Ireland.
(c) He strongly supports England's stance.
(d) He is ambivalent.

Short Answer Questions

1. About whom are the signals concerned?

2. What does Hornblower do when he first makes shore?

3. Where does Hotspur run aground?

4. Why is the packet weighted?

5. How does Maria act when Hornblower arrives?

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