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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Hornblower going after he has visited his wife?
(a) To meet with his lawyer.
(b) To see his father.
(c) To the admiralty.
(d) To sleep.

2. What is Calder's assignment?
(a) To take the Admiral's flagship to dry dock.
(b) To rendezvous with Admiral Nelson.
(c) To reunite two of the smaller English fleets in the Baltic area.
(d) To intercept and destroy the French fleet coming his way.

3. What does Hornblower realize from the poem?
(a) It is instruction on how to manipulate the letters on top of the seachest.
(b) It was written by Yeats.
(c) It was written by Longfellow.
(d) It was written by Cooleridge.

4. To whom does Hornblower report on land?
(a) Admiral Nelson.
(b) Rear Admiral Foster.
(c) Admiral Stonewall.
(d) Admiral Leighton.

5. What is Hornblower doing as the Princess gains port?
(a) Drinking in despair.
(b) Finishing dressing in his dress uniform.
(c) Writing Maria.
(d) Writing his report about the French brig.

Short Answer Questions

1. What bothers Hornblower about the letter from McCool?

2. Why is Princess going against her course?

3. Where does Hotspur run aground?

4. How is Hornblower feeling as he arrives home?

5. How old is Hornblower at the opening of this short story?

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