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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hornblower end up doing about the mutineers?
(a) He refuses to sign the court martial papers.
(b) He writes to the Admiralty asking for leniency on their behalf.
(c) He asks the Duke d'Angoulême to commute their sentences.
(d) He makes a strong recommendation to the Admiralty to have Chadwick share the mutineers' fate.

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

3. What does Hornblower have to do with the mutineers who aren't pardoned?
(a) Sign the court martial papers and sentence them to hard labor.
(b) Sign the court martial papers to hang them.
(c) Hold the court martial trial at Le Havre.
(d) Help the Admiralty reallocate them to other ships.

4. To whom do the placards' promises not extend?
(a) Only Hornblower.
(b) Only the Comte de Graçay.
(c) Hornblower, Brown, the Comte de Graçay, and Marie.
(d) Only the Comte de Graçay, and Marie.

5. What famous personage is Hornblower's wife related to?
(a) The Prince Regent.
(b) The Duke of Wellington.
(c) The Duchess Marie Thérèse.
(d) Queen Charlotte.

6. What happens when Hornblower arrives at Rouen?
(a) He has to retreat due to superior force.
(b) He meets with no resistance.
(c) He is captured.
(d) He has to fight a duel.

7. What type of reception does Hornblower receive when he arrives at the Chateau de Graçay?
(a) Warm and welcoming.
(b) Cold and suspicious.
(c) He is turned away because the Comte already has guests.
(d) The Chateau is closed, no one is there.

8. What does Hornblower demand of the Mayor of Rouen?
(a) Declare the town for King Louis.
(b) Quit and leave town.
(c) Pay ransom for his town.
(d) Help set a trap for Bonaparte.

9. Instead of returning to England, what does Hornblower decide to do while in Nevers?
(a) Go to Le Havre to find Captain Freeman.
(b) Stay in France with the Comte de Graçay to lead the local resistance.
(c) Go back to Rouen to find his services to the Duke.
(d) Go to Vienna to find Barbara.

10. Where does Hornblower send the Porta Coeli as part of his plan for the militia?
(a) To Spain to deliver a message to General Blücher.
(b) Upriver from Le Havre to a place called Caudebec.
(c) Back to England for reinforcements.
(d) Up the Seine River further into France.

11. What position does Hornblower assume at Le Havre after the surrender of the town?
(a) Amicus curiae.
(b) President of the newly formed Le Havre trading delegation.
(c) Mayor.
(d) Governor.

12. Where does Hornblower go first with his royal guest?
(a) To the town hall for a reception.
(b) To the Governor's mansion.
(c) To visit with the Mayor.
(d) To church.

13. Why is Hornblower particularly upset with the news about Captain Bush?
(a) Captain Bush's negligence costs them the victory.
(b) Captain Bush blames Hornblower for his injuries.
(c) They can't even find a body to bury.
(d) Hornblower is blamed for the fiasco.

14. Who is the Duke d'Angoulême's wife?
(a) The daughter of King George III and Queen Charlotte.
(b) The daughter of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoniette.
(c) The illegitimate daughter of the Duke of Cumberland and Anne Horton.
(d) The niece of the English Prime Minister, William Pitt.

15. Who brings news that England is sending a VIP?
(a) An older officer by the name of Haus.
(b) A Midshipman from the Admiralty.
(c) Baron Momas.
(d) Lebrun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Comte think of Brown's plans?

2. What happens when Hornblower and the French troops exchange gun fire?

3. What does Hornblower plan to do with the militia?

4. What does Hornblower think of the judgment for the mutineers?

5. Hornblower tries to save Brown by claiming what?

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