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C. S. Forester

Lord Hornblower | Quiz

C. S. Forester
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Lord Hornblower | Quiz

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1)

What is a chasse-marée? (from Chapters 6 and 7)

A nickname for a French officer equivalent to a lieutenant.
A French cannon mounted on the battery.
A French cannon on a ship.
A French gunboat.
2)

What happens to Brown's wife, Annette? (from Chapters 19 and 20)

She stays with Brown, refusing to leave her new husband.
Hornblower makes her leave with the others to save her life.
She tries to cross the river and drowns.
Brown defies Hornblower's orders and leaves with Annette.
3)

Who is Lebrun? (from Chapters 8, 9, and 10)

He is the deputy to the Mayor of Le Havre.
He is one of the officers from the French gun boat.
He is one of the mutineers from the Flame.
He is an American spy from New Orleans.
4)

How does Nathaniel Sweet, the leader of the mutineers, die? (from Chapters 6 and 7)

The mutineers kill him hoping this excuses their behavior.
He is killed by shot from the French gunboats.
He is killed by a French sailor.
Hornblower shoots him as he swims towards the shore.
5)

What does Hornblower do with the Flame's mutinous crew? (from Chapters 8, 9, and 10)

He sends them all back to the England for a court martial.
He puts them back under Lieutenant Chadwick's control.
He pardons forty of them.
He has them all imprisoned in the brig.
6)

What is one of the many things Hornblower does in his new position in Le Havre? (from Chapters 11, 12, and 13)

Inspect the French troops every morning.
Listen to complaints about English treatment of the new liberated citizens of Le Havre.
Set up a spy network and infiltrate nearby towns.
Plan and liberate other French ports.
7)

What does Hornblower do at this point when he notes that their insurgency is at an end? (from Chapters 19 and 20)

Sets off on his own to scout the terrain.
Surrenders to the surrounding soldiers on condition that the others are allowed to go free.
Sets off with Brown to try and draw off the surrounding soldiers.
Gathers and dismisses what is left of the Comte's forces.
8)

What happens to Hornblower after Marie dies? (from Chapters 19 and 20)

He goes berserk and kills a number of the enemy before being subdued.
He surrenders on condition that Marie be given a decent burial.
He is hit with a rifle butt and captured.
He escapes with the Comte and Brown.
9)

As part of Lebrun's scheme, what is Hornblower's task? (from Chapters 8, 9, and 10)

Make sure that he stays just offshore until Lebrun comes back.
Pretend to surrender to the French.
Fire one of the cannons at exactly 12 noon as a signal.
Secure the harbor defenses.
10)

Why is Hornblower talking to Lebrun in chapter eight? (from Chapters 8, 9, and 10)

Lebrun is the prisoner's delegate.
Lieutenant Freeman suggests it.
Lebrun insists on the meeting.
Hornblower personally interviews every prisoner.
11)

What is the news from the war front (April 1814) not long after Hornblower secures Rouen? (from Chapters 14, 15, and 16)

Wellington lostes an engagement to the French.
The Admiralty abandones the blockade.
Napoleon is marching back to Rouen.
General Blücher captures Paris.
12)

What news does Colonel Dobbs pass onto Hornblower during the visit by the French royal at Le Havre? (from Chapters 11, 12, and 13)

Napoleon is sending troops to Le Havre.
England is sending more reinforcements.
His troops is recalled.
Wellington wants to give Hornblower a medal.
13)

What does Lebrun want for helping Hornblower? (from Chapters 8, 9, and 10)

He wants Hornblower to make him Mayor of Le Havre.
Credit for setting up the deal.
An introduction to the Duke of Wellington.
A share of the merchant ship prize.
14)

At the night of Brown's wedding, what does the Comte tell Hornblower? (from Chapters 17 and 18)

A rumor that Napoleon returns to France.
A rumor that Napoleon is to stand trial for war crimes.
A rumor that Napoleon is exiled to America.
A rumor that Napoleon is dead.
15)

What does Hornblower do with Sweet's body? (from Chapters 6 and 7)

Keeps it in a barrel for transport back to the Admiralty.
Strings it up on the yardman as an example.
Burns it.
Lets it sink into the sea.
16)

What does Hornblower plan to do with the militia? (from Chapters 14, 15, and 16)

Advance on the city of Rouen.
Ready them for orders from Wellington.
Attack the nearby city of Honfleur.
Send them back to England.
17)

Who does Brown propose to marry? (from Chapters 17 and 18)

Annette, a local girl.
Rachel, a girl he meets at Le Havre.
Jeanne, the cook's daughter.
Madeline, the Vicomtesse de Graçay's maid.
18)

What does Hornblower plan to do with the Duke d'Angoulême? (from Chapters 11, 12, and 13)

Work with him because he is royalty.
Denounce him as a secret Bonapartist.
Have him sent back to England.
Have him discredited with the citizens of Le Havre.
19)

How does Napoleon respond to the Comte and his followers? (from Chapters 19 and 20)

He sends operatives to infiltrate their group.
He sends forces to destroy them.
He sends representatives to negotiate their surrender.
He sends assassins to take care of the ringleaders.
20)

How does Marie die? (from Chapters 19 and 20)

She is bayoneted when she tries to escape.
She bleeds to death in Hornblower's arms.
She falls into the river and drowns.
She is trampled when her horse is shot from under her.
21)

What does Lieutenant Freeman offer to do for the other captains? (from Chapters 8, 9, and 10)

Play whist for low stakes.
Teach them how to play a Gypsy card game.
Teach them some card tricks.
Tell their fortunes with a pack of cards.
22)

What is the news from the war front (March 1814)? (from Chapters 14, 15, and 16)

Bonaparte suffers a major setback at Soissons.
The Duke of Wellington is suffering from gout and has to postpone a planned attack.
Napoleon is in secret talks with the Americans.
Prime Minister Pitt is considering conscription.
23)

Why does Hornblower find the visit by the French royal sent to Le Havre annoying? (from Chapters 11, 12, and 13)

He doesn't want the VIP to interfere with how he is running things in Le Havre.
He thinks England is sending the wrong person.
He hates pomp and circumstance and protocol.
He meets the VIP before and isn't impressed.
24)

What news arrives to make Hornblower's plan for the militia an almost guaranteed success? (from Chapters 14, 15, and 16)

The locals are going to fight with them.
Wellington sends reinforcements.
The French abandon Rouen.
There are only half the number of enemy soldiers as first estimated.
25)

What does some of the Flame mutineers say to Hornblower after the battle at Le Havre? (from Chapters 6 and 7)

They want Hornblower to know they fight against the French.
They apologize for surrendering to the French.
They would rather die than go back to England.
They hide rather than face Hornblower.
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