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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who acts as Hornblower's servant on board the Porta Coeli?
(a) A midshipman assigned to him.
(b) Hornblower takes care of his own needs.
(c) Brown, Hornblower's coxswain.
(d) As per tradition, the oldest sailor on board.

2. Who is Horatio Hornblower married to?
(a) Charlotte, a neighbor.
(b) Barbara, the Duke of Wellington's sister.
(c) Jane, a sister of one of Hornblower's shipmates.
(d) Maria, his childhood sweetheart.

3. What does Lord St. Vincent tell Hornblower?
(a) His best friend dies.
(b) Mutineers sends a letter to the Admiralty making demands.
(c) Hornblower has to stay on land for another month.
(d) Napoleon is on the move with his army.

4. 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 are flogged and starved on Lieutenant Chadwick's orders.
(c) They want shore leave.
(d) Lieutenant Chadwick is selling secrets to the French.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens as the Porta Coeli sights the Flame?

3. How does Hornblower get onto the Flame?

4. What does Hornblower's wife make for him?

5. What is Horatio Hornblower's rank?

(see the answer key)

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