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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19 and 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does a militia arrive in Le Havre?
(a) They are retreating from the front.
(b) They are on their way to the front.
(c) To bolster the defenses.
(d) They are on leave.

2. What is a chasse-marée?
(a) A French cannon mounted on the battery.
(b) A French cannon on a ship.
(c) A French gunboat.
(d) A nickname for a French officer equivalent to a lieutenant.

3. How doesl Hornblower get to the Flame?
(a) Use his contacts and hire blockade runners willing to take him.
(b) Sail incognito on a fishing boat.
(c) Pay for passage aboard an American ship to France and then make his way overland.
(d) Sail on the Flame's sister ship.

4. What do the sailors think of Hornblower's daily ritual?
(a) The Commodore has very strange habits.
(b) They all follow his example.
(c) They think daily is unnecessary, weekly is good enough.
(d) They heartily approve.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the captain of Porta Coeli?

2. What does Hornblower notice as he is about to go into battle at Le Havre?

3. How does Chadwick react to his orders from Hornblower?

4. How does Nathaniel Sweet, the leader of the mutineers, die?

5. What does Lieutenant Freeman offer to do for the other captains?

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