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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11, 12, and 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the French react the way they do when the Flame sails into Le Havre?
(a) They are bored with the détente.
(b) They think the Flame is the Porta Coeli.
(c) They have orders to fire on all English ships.
(d) They think the Flame leads the attack the night before.

2. What does Hornblower suffer from that he finds embarrassing?
(a) Ear infections.
(b) Fear of lightning.
(c) Seasickness.
(d) Fear of heights.

3. What does Lebrun tell Hornblower about Baron Momas?
(a) He is a spy for the English.
(b) He is a staunch Bonapartist.
(c) His family business trades goods with the Americans.
(d) He is a captain in his own right and is in command of one of the gun boats.

4. Who is Lebrun?
(a) He is an American spy from New Orleans.
(b) He is the deputy to the Mayor of Le Havre.
(c) He is one of the mutineers from the Flame.
(d) He is one of the officers from the French gun boat.

5. What does Hornblower have for dinner on the Porta Coeli?
(a) Cold salt beef, tinned biscuits, claret.
(b) Roast beef sandwiches, water.
(c) Roast chicken, potatoes, watered wine.
(d) Meat pies, ale.

Short Answer Questions

1. How doesl Hornblower get to the Flame?

2. Why is Hornblower's assignment regarding the Flame particularly difficult?

3. What does Hornblower do once the fighting is over at Le Havre?

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

5. What does Nathaniel Sweet show Hornblower that surprises him?

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