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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 is the verdict against Meadows?
(a) Guilty.
(b) Guilty with extenuating circumstances.
(c) All charges dropped without adjudication.
(d) Innocent.

2. About whom are the signals concerned?
(a) The Captain of the Epérance.
(b) Barry I. McCool.
(c) The Captain of the Josephine.
(d) The Captain of the Papillion.

3. What bothers Hornblower a little about his participation in the plan?
(a) Being a spy.
(b) Not being home when Maria gives birth to his second child.
(c) That he'll be acting alone and be disavowed if caught.
(d) That he won't be able to tell Maria where he is.

4. How does Maria act when Hornblower arrives?
(a) Hostile.
(b) Tearful.
(c) Cold.
(d) Indifferent.

5. Where does the French fleet arrive?
(a) Gibraltar.
(b) Cape Horn.
(c) The West Indies.
(d) The English Channel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the result of the encounter with Villeneuve?

2. What does Hornblower do with the sea chest?

3. What do the naval officers do as they become restless?

4. What do they need to implement Hornblower's suggestion?

5. Who will be assisting Calder?

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