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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. Who gives Hornblower his next assignment in the beginning of the book?
(a) Prince of Wales.
(b) Lord St. Vincent.
(c) Duke of Wellington.
(d) No one, he already has an assignment.

2. Just before he meets the Flame's crew, what is Hornblower's plan? What is he going to do with the Flame's crew?
(a) Hornblower plans to order the Porta Coeli to fire and sink the ship.
(b) Hornblower plans to have Lieutenant Chadwick arrested to appease the crew.
(c) Hornblower plans to send Lieutenant Freeman aboard to reason with them.
(d) Hornblower has no concrete plans.

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

4. How does Hornblower know the captain of the Porta Coeli?
(a) They are schoolmates.
(b) Their wives are friends.
(c) They do not know each other.
(d) He serves under Hornblower.

5. 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 dredges up a soil sample from the bottom of the sea.
(d) He calculates their position using the stars.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does the French react the way they do when the Flame sails into Le Havre?

3. Why does an English ship have a Spanish name - Porta Coeli?

4. Where is Hornblower at the beginning of the book?

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

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