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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. What is Hornblower ordered to do with the ship His Majesty's Flame?
(a) Negotiate with the French who capture the ship.
(b) Suppress the mutiny onboard and gain control of the ship.
(c) Take command and go on a covert mission.
(d) Deliver secret orders to the current captain.

2. What does Hornblower's wife make for him?
(a) A red silk scarf.
(b) A linen shirt.
(c) A blue belted sash.
(d) An embroidered handkerchief.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the universal signal to show that there is a Captain in a boat?

2. What is the name of Captain Bush's ship?

3. What happens after Hornblower captures the French gunboat in the battle at Le Havre?

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

5. What does Hornblower do once the fighting is over at Le Havre?

(see the answer key)

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