View a FREE sample

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 know Lieutenant Augustine Chadwick?
(a) Lieutenant Chadwick's wife is Hornblower's first cousin.
(b) Their families have neighboring estates.
(c) They serve as midshipmen together on the same ship.
(d) They are schoolmates.

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

3. What does Lebrun tell Hornblower about Baron Momas?
(a) He is a staunch Bonapartist.
(b) He is a spy for the English.
(c) His family business trades goods with the Americans.
(d) He is a captain in his own right and is in command of one of the gun boats.

4. What does the success of Hornblower's plan the Porta Coeli masquerade mean?
(a) The French at Le Havre help Hornblower regain the Flame.
(b) The mutineers have no choice but to commit treason on top of mutiny.
(c) The French at Le Havre has no reason to trust the mutineers.
(d) The mutineers change their minds once they see Hornblower in action.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Flame do when they sail close to Le Havre?

2. Who does Hornblower meet while walking on deck with Lieutenant Freeman?

3. What does some of the Flame mutineers say to Hornblower after the battle at Le Havre?

4. What does Lebrun tell Hornblower he can do?

5. How does Hornblower know the captain of the Porta Coeli?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 394 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample