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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hornblower tries to save Brown by claiming what?
(a) Brown is not in his right mind.
(b) Brown is a prisoner who Hornblower is holding for ransom.
(c) Brown is a seaman and following orders.
(d) Brown is there due to misguided loyalties and thus should not be held accountable.

2. Why is Hornblower upset by the English newspaper article?
(a) He can't believe Barbara cheats on him.
(b) He thinks Chadwick should be punished more severely.
(c) As long as Napoleon lives, the war is never going to end.
(d) He doesn't think his actions merit comparisons with his hero Lord Nelson.

3. Although news is uncertain, which of the following is confirmed as fact while Hornblower is at the Chateau?
(a) Napoleon is poisoned but survives.
(b) Barbara is having an affair.
(c) An assassination attempt on the Prince Regent's life is thwarted.
(d) Napoleon regains his power.

4. What does Hornblower think about his duties at Le Havre?
(a) He is a man of action and doesn't like being behind a desk.
(b) He is glad he doesn't have to be at sea.
(c) He hopes that Barbara is proud of him.
(d) As always, he likes the adminstrative work.

5. Who else comes to Le Havre that is even more surprising to Hornblower?
(a) His wife Barbara.
(b) His first Captain on the Indefatigable.
(c) His wife Barbara's personal maid.
(d) Lord St. Vincent.

6. What saves Hornblower, the Comte, and Brown from execution?
(a) They are able to escape before the sentences are carried out.
(b) The guns discharges incorrectly.
(c) Napoleon himself intervenes and commutes the sentences.
(d) The news that Napoleon suffers a tremendous defeat at the hand of Wellington.

7. In opposing Napoleon, what do the Comte and his followers become?
(a) The best spy network in France.
(b) The essential southern offensive.
(c) Fugitives fighting a guerilla action.
(d) Recruiters training a new army of resistance.

8. What does the local magistrate tell Hornblower after he is captured by Napoleon's troops?
(a) He is found guilty of capital war crimes.
(b) He is found guilty of treason.
(c) Napoleon is prepared to deal generously if he cooperates.
(d) He is free to go.

9. What does Hornblower plan to do with the Duke d'Angoulême?
(a) Denounce him as a secret Bonapartist.
(b) Work with him because he is royalty.
(c) Have him sent back to England.
(d) Have him discredited with the citizens of Le Havre.

10. Why does Hornblower find the visit by the French royal sent to Le Havre annoying?
(a) He hates pomp and circumstance and protocol.
(b) He meets the VIP before and isn't impressed.
(c) He thinks England is sending the wrong person.
(d) He doesn't want the VIP to interfere with how he is running things in Le Havre.

11. What happens to Captain Bush after the encounter with Napoleon's troops at Caudebec?
(a) He is killed when a powder store explodes.
(b) He is blinded by a piece of shrapnel from the explosion.
(c) He is killed during the attack by friendly fire.
(d) He is severely wounded by a French soldier and has to have his leg amputated.

12. What is the news from the war front (March 1814)?
(a) Napoleon is in secret talks with the Americans.
(b) The Duke of Wellington is suffering from gout and has to postpone a planned attack.
(c) Bonaparte suffers a major setback at Soissons.
(d) Prime Minister Pitt is considering conscription.

13. How is Hornblower recognized for his services?
(a) He and Barbara are invited to a reception given by the Prince Regent in his honor.
(b) He is given a medal.
(c) He is relieved of his duties in Le Havre and allowed to retire.
(d) He is made a peer.

14. What is the news from the war front (April 1814) not long after Hornblower secures Rouen?
(a) Wellington lostes an engagement to the French.
(b) The Admiralty abandones the blockade.
(c) Napoleon is marching back to Rouen.
(d) General Blücher captures Paris.

15. What does Barbara do that contributes to the drifting apart of her relationship with Hornblower?
(a) She refuses to sleep with Hornblower.
(b) She asks her brother to commend Hornblower to the Prince Regent.
(c) She refuses to stay in Le Havre and leaves for England.
(d) She accepts the role of unofficial hostess for England at the Congress.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Duchess appoint the Comte de Graçay?

2. To whom do the placards' promises not extend?

3. What type of reception does Hornblower receive when he arrives at the Chateau de Graçay?

4. Why does a militia arrive in Le Havre?

5. What does the local magistrate tell the Comte after he is captured by Napoleon's troops?

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