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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17 and 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hornblower do with the Flame's mutinous crew?
(a) He has them all imprisoned in the brig.
(b) He pardons forty of them.
(c) He sends them all back to the England for a court martial.
(d) He puts them back under Lieutenant Chadwick's control.

2. What else does Hornblower do to make his plan with the Porta Coeli masquerade work?
(a) Nothing, they are good to go.
(b) Paint over the name of the ship.
(c) Have the crew clean up the ship.
(d) Get Lieutenant Freeman's agreement.

3. Where is the Flame when Hornblower sets out to meet her?
(a) Close to the French port city of Le Havre.
(b) About a mile off the coast of Dover.
(c) On its way to Jamaica.
(d) At the docks in Liverpool.

4. How is Hornblower recognized for his services?
(a) He is made a peer.
(b) He is relieved of his duties in Le Havre and allowed to retire.
(c) He and Barbara are invited to a reception given by the Prince Regent in his honor.
(d) He is given a medal.

5. What type of reception does Hornblower receive when he arrives at the Chateau de Graçay?
(a) The Chateau is closed, no one is there.
(b) Warm and welcoming.
(c) He is turned away because the Comte already has guests.
(d) Cold and suspicious.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives Hornblower his next assignment in the beginning of the book?

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

3. How does the Hornblower's impasse with the Duke d'Angoulême resolve itself?

4. What else does Brown tell Hornblower he plans to do?

5. What does the crew of the Flame want?

(see the answer key)

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