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

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

3. What happens after Hornblower captures the French gunboat in the battle at Le Havre?
(a) He goes back to the Porta Coeli.
(b) He trips over a loose board and drops his sword.
(c) He leads his men over to the Flame.
(d) He stays on the French gunboat and waits to see what happens.

4. What does Hornblower think of Captain Bush?
(a) He is solid and dependable, but doesn't have much imagination.
(b) He is a great officer, but now is too old for active duty.
(c) He is sly and devious and not to be trusted.
(d) He is young and naïve and needs a guiding hand.

5. What does Hornblower end up doing about the mutineers?
(a) He asks the Duke d'Angoulême to commute their sentences.
(b) He writes to the Admiralty asking for leniency on their behalf.
(c) He refuses to sign the court martial papers.
(d) He makes a strong recommendation to the Admiralty to have Chadwick share the mutineers' fate.