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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8, 9, and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Hornblower get onto the Flame?
(a) Freeman lowers a boat and Hornblower is rowed over.
(b) He swings over on a rope when the two ships are close enough.
(c) He swims over.
(d) He jumps when the two ships are close enough.

2. What does Lebrun tell Hornblower about the sentiments of the Mayor and other prominent citizens of Le Havre?
(a) They have no sympathy for the mutineers and turn them over.
(b) They admire Hornblower and want to invite him to dinner.
(c) They are tired of war.
(d) They are all loyal Bonapartists.

3. How does Lieutenant Freeman determine the ship's location in the dark?
(a) He dredges up a soil sample from the bottom of the sea.
(b) He sends a seaman out in a tethered longboat.
(c) He calculates their position using the stars.
(d) He asks Hornblower.

4. What is Hornblower afraid of happening on the Flame?
(a) The crew hang Lieutenant Chadwick.
(b) The crew surrenders to the French.
(c) The crew set fire to the Flame.
(d) The crew delibrately sink the ship.

5. What does the Flame do when they sail close to Le Havre?
(a) Raise a flag of surrender.
(b) Start fighting the French.
(c) Turn around and flee.
(d) Fire on the Porta Coeli to show they switched sides.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Hornblower talking to Lebrun in chapter eight?

2. How does the Porta Coeli crew feel about Hornblower?

3. At the beginning of the book, Horatio Hornblower is not aboard a ship, why?

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

5. Who teaches Hornblower the technique of long splicing?

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