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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Hornblower not stay in England as expected?
(a) He wants to join Barbara in Vienna.
(b) He wants to grab more prize money before the war ends.
(c) He wants to introduce Richard to the sea, now that it is safer.
(d) He wants to be with Marie la Vicomtesse de Graçay again.

2. What does Hornblower plan to do about Napoleon's show of force?
(a) Have soldiers board barges to attack the French.
(b) Fortify the town for a long siege.
(c) Send for reinforcements from England.
(d) Send Lebrun over to negotiate.

3. What does the Duchess appoint the Comte de Graçay?
(a) Military advisor to the Duke.
(b) General of the Royalist army.
(c) Lieutenant-General of the King in the Nivernais.
(d) Mayor of Nevers.

4. How does Marie die?
(a) She is bayoneted when she tries to escape.
(b) She is trampled when her horse is shot from under her.
(c) She falls into the river and drowns.
(d) She bleeds to death in Hornblower's arms.

5. 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 church.
(d) To visit with the Mayor.

6. Who leads the force to attack the troops Napoleon is sending to take back Le Havre?
(a) The visiting royal.
(b) Colonel Dobbs.
(c) Captain Bush.
(d) Commodore Hornblower.

7. At the royal banquet, what does Hornblower realize about his wife?
(a) She enjoys being part of the political scene and the privileged crowd.
(b) She only marries him because her brother tells her to.
(c) She is in love with someone else.
(d) She is pregnant.

8. What does placards promise for the Comte's followers?
(a) Death for all.
(b) Clemency for all who are deserted.
(c) Imprisonment if they don't give themselves up.
(d) Transportation to a penal colony if they don't give themselves up.

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

10. Why is Hornblower angry at the Duke d'Angoulême?
(a) He is found plotting with Le Havre's remaining Bonapartists.
(b) He denies Hornblower's request to go back to England.
(c) He refuses to commute the sentences of the mutineers.
(d) He makes fun of Captain Bush's memory.

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

12. 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.

13. Who comes to Le Havre on a surprise visit?
(a) Lord St. Vincent.
(b) The Duke of Wellington.
(c) The Prince Regent.
(d) The Duchess Marie Thérèse.

14. What is Hornblower's relationship to Marie la Vicomtesse de Graçay?
(a) His ex-governess.
(b) His son's governess.
(c) His wife Barbara's best friend.
(d) An ex-lover.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the Duke's banquet and reception, what does Hornblower do that ruins the night for his wife?

2. What famous personage is Hornblower's wife related to?

3. Who accompanies Hornblower on this trip to the Chateau de Graçay?

4. What position does Hornblower assume at Le Havre after the surrender of the town?

5. What happens to Brown's wife, Annette?

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