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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the Flame when Hornblower sets out to meet her?
(a) At the docks in Liverpool.
(b) On its way to Jamaica.
(c) About a mile off the coast of Dover.
(d) Close to the French port city of Le Havre.

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

3. How does Nathaniel Sweet, the leader of the mutineers, die?
(a) The mutineers kill him hoping this excuses their behavior.
(b) He is killed by a French sailor.
(c) He is killed by shot from the French gunboats.
(d) Hornblower shoots him as he swims towards the shore.

4. How does Hornblower bathe while on board ship?
(a) He takes a daily swim instead of bathing.
(b) He doesn't bathe.
(c) He has a bucket of sea water dumped over his head.
(d) He has the crew hose him down with the wash-deck pump.

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

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

7. What does the Flame do when they sail close to Le Havre?
(a) Fire on the Porta Coeli to show they switched sides.
(b) Raise a flag of surrender.
(c) Turn around and flee.
(d) Start fighting the French.

8. How does Hornblower get onto the Flame?
(a) He swings over on a rope when the two ships are close enough.
(b) He swims over.
(c) He jumps when the two ships are close enough.
(d) Freeman lowers a boat and Hornblower is rowed over.

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

10. How does the Porta Coeli crew feel about Hornblower?
(a) They think he's too full of himself.
(b) They all hate him.
(c) They are in awe of him.
(d) They have no idea who he is.

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

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

13. What is the name of the French gunboat that Hornblower boards in the fight at Le Havre?
(a) Bonne Chance.
(b) Indefatigable.
(c) Bonne Celestine.
(d) Chasse-Marée

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

15. What is the universal signal to show that there is a Captain in a boat?
(a) Holding up four fingers.
(b) Making a fist and touching the forehead.
(c) Givinig a wolf whistle.
(d) Waving with the left hand and then saluting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the captain of His Majesty's Flame?

2. What does Lebrun want for helping Hornblower?

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

4. What does the success of Hornblower's plan the Porta Coeli masquerade mean?

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

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