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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many ships does Admiral Pellew send as reinforcement?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) He doesn't send ships, he just sends men.

2. How is it possible that Hornblower's plan with the the Porta Coeli masquerade to work?
(a) They are too far from shore for the French to get a good look at the Flame.
(b) It is a game of chicken and Hornblower knows his men don't fail him.
(c) The Flame and the Porta Coeli are sister ships and look alike.
(d) The French can't tell one English ship from another.

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

4. What happens after Hornblower captures the French gunboat in the battle at Le Havre?
(a) He leads his men over to the Flame.
(b) He stays on the French gunboat and waits to see what happens.
(c) He trips over a loose board and drops his sword.
(d) He goes back to the Porta Coeli.

5. What does Hornblower do with Lieutenant Chadwick?
(a) Sends him back to the Admiral Pellew with dispatches.
(b) Puts him in the brig with the rest of the mutineers.
(c) Tries and finds him guilty of murder.
(d) Lectures him and then puts him back on active duty.

6. How does Hornblower know Admiral Pellew?
(a) He is an old family friend.
(b) He serves with him on the Indefatigable.
(c) He is a neighbor.
(d) He is a schoolmate.

7. What happens if a ship like Porta Coeli captures an enemy ship?
(a) The officers and crew split the prize money from the sale and refit of the ship.
(b) The crew gets one hour to do as they like on the enemy ship.
(c) The enemy ship is set on fire and sunk.
(d) The officers automatically get a promotion.

8. Why does an English ship have a Spanish name - Porta Coeli?
(a) It is financed by Spanish noblemen exiled in England.
(b) It is named after the place where it is built.
(c) It is named as a gesture of good will.
(d) It is named after a Spanish ship that puts up a good fight.

9. Who is the captain of His Majesty's Flame?
(a) Captain Horatio Hornblower.
(b) Lieutenant Freeman.
(c) Lieutenant Chadwick.
(d) Captain Bush.

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

11. What type of ship is the Flame?
(a) A French gunboat.
(b) Eighteen-gun brig.
(c) Twenty-four gun brig.
(d) East Indian merchant ship.

12. At the beginning of the book, Horatio Hornblower is not aboard a ship, why?
(a) He is still recuperating from his bout of typhus.
(b) He is waiting for his ship to be repaired.
(c) He is recalled to answer charges of insurbordination.
(d) He is attending a funeral of a friend at Westminster Abbey.

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

14. When does Hornblower learn long splicing?
(a) Just recently while he is convalescing.
(b) As a midshipmen.
(c) Before he boards his first ship.
(d) He never learns.

15. What does Hornblower do with Sweet's body?
(a) Keeps it in a barrel for transport back to the Admiralty.
(b) Burns it.
(c) Strings it up on the yardman as an example.
(d) Lets it sink into the sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is among the reinforcements that Admiral Pellew sends?

2. What else does Lebrun want for helping Hornblower?

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

4. What do the sailors think of Hornblower's daily ritual?

5. Just before he meets the Flame's crew, what is Hornblower's plan? What is he going to do with the Flame's crew?

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