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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 does the admiral tell Hornblower?
(a) To go get something to eat and then report to his new post.
(b) To go home and wait for new orders.
(c) To take the sealed packet to London.
(d) To wait for his new command there.

2. With whom does Hornblower meet?
(a) Mr. Marsden.
(b) Admiral Pembrook.
(c) The Prince of Wales' aide de camp.
(d) Admirals Pembrook and Huffington.

3. Why can't the empty barrels in the hold be filled with salt water?
(a) They would then be contaminated.
(b) They are full of grain.
(c) They don't have a big enough opening.
(d) They leak too badly.

4. What happens to Meadows?
(a) Three years at hard labor.
(b) Stripped of rank and commission.
(c) Thirty lashes.
(d) A reprimand.

5. What does Hornblower suggest to Baddlestone about the papers from the French brig?
(a) Nothing.
(b) That he should try to get a good price for them.
(c) That he should burn them.
(d) That they should be turned over to the admiralty.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what does Meadows say he'd give up his prize money for five years?

2. What is the end result of Hornblower delivering the false orders to Villeneuve?

3. Who pursues the French fleet?

4. Who interrupts Meadows reading his orders?

5. How long does the court martial last?

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