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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14, 15, and 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Hornblower send the Porta Coeli as part of his plan for the militia?
(a) Upriver from Le Havre to a place called Caudebec.
(b) Up the Seine River further into France.
(c) Back to England for reinforcements.
(d) To Spain to deliver a message to General Blücher.

2. What does Hornblower plan to do with the militia?
(a) Send them back to England.
(b) Ready them for orders from Wellington.
(c) Advance on the city of Rouen.
(d) Attack the nearby city of Honfleur.

3. What is the news from the war front (March 1814)?
(a) Napoleon is in secret talks with the Americans.
(b) The Duke of Wellington is suffering from gout and has to postpone a planned attack.
(c) Prime Minister Pitt is considering conscription.
(d) Bonaparte suffers a major setback at Soissons.

4. What type of ship is a French West Indiaman?
(a) A privateer.
(b) A ship of the line.
(c) A French gunboat.
(d) A blockage runner.

5. Who does Hornblower have on board the Porta Coeli?
(a) The mutineers from the Flame.
(b) Duke d'Angoulême.
(c) Local volunteers.
(d) General Blücher.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Hornblower's relationship to Marie la Vicomtesse de Graçay?

2. At the royal banquet, what does Hornblower realize about his wife?

3. What is the name of Captain Bush's ship?

4. What does Barbara do that contributes to the drifting apart of her relationship with Hornblower?

5. What is one of the last things LeBrun does before he is captured?

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