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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. What is Hornblower afraid of when he hears Dobbs' news?
(a) The visiting royal wants to lead the attack.
(b) Baron Momas play traitor again and renegotiate with the Bonapartists.
(c) A prolonged siege at Le Havre.
(d) There is not enough time to put up a defense.

2. What do the crew of the Flame say in the letter they send to the Admiralty?
(a) They are tired of the blockade and want to go home.
(b) They want shore leave.
(c) Lieutenant Chadwick is selling secrets to the French.
(d) They are flogged and starved on Lieutenant Chadwick's orders.

3. What news does Hornblower receive from one of the prisoners from the French East Indian ship?
(a) The Mayor of Le Havre recently dies.
(b) There is an outbreak of dysentery at Le Havre.
(c) Bonaparte loses another major battle at Leipzig.
(d) Le Havre plans to attack both the English ships.

4. What does Hornblower notice as he is about to go into battle at Le Havre?
(a) Lieutenant Freeman is nervous.
(b) How well the navigator is doing bringing the Porta Coeli around.
(c) Brown is not standing beside him as usual.
(d) It is going to rain soon.

5. What does Hornblower read in the newspaper from England?
(a) Napoleon is assembling troops to attack Leipzig.
(b) A gossip column piece, insinuating his wife is having an affair.
(c) Lieutenant Chadwick is exiled to Jamaica.
(d) An account of his actions with the Flame.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the French do when the Flame starts sailing to shore?

2. What is Horatio Hornblower's rank?

3. What does Lord St. Vincent tell Hornblower?

4. Who is the captain of Porta Coeli?

5. What else does Hornblower do to make his plan with the Porta Coeli masquerade work?

(see the answer key)

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