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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17 and 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Hornblower at the beginning of the book?
(a) At his home in Bath.
(b) At Westminster Abbey.
(c) Escorting his wife on a shopping expedition.
(d) Aboard His Majesty's Flame.

2. What is the name of Captain Bush's ship?
(a) Nonsuch.
(b) Jericho.
(c) Camilla.
(d) Sutherland.

3. What happens to one of Hornblower's previous ships, the Sutherland?
(a) Hornblower surrenders it to the French.
(b) It is damaged so badly that retires from duty.
(c) It sinks after a battle off the Normandy coast.
(d) It is renamed the Phoenix.

4. What is Hornblower's relationship to Marie la Vicomtesse de Graçay?
(a) An ex-lover.
(b) His wife Barbara's best friend.
(c) His son's governess.
(d) His ex-governess.

5. What is one of the many things Hornblower does in his new position in Le Havre?
(a) Inspect the French troops every morning.
(b) Listen to complaints about English treatment of the new liberated citizens of Le Havre.
(c) Set up a spy network and infiltrate nearby towns.
(d) Plan and liberate other French ports.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of ship is a French West Indiaman?

2. What news arrives to make Hornblower's plan for the militia an almost guaranteed success?

3. Who brings news that England is sending a VIP?

4. What is the first thing Hornblower does when he returns from the Flame to the Porta Coeli?

5. What happens if a ship like Porta Coeli captures an enemy ship?

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