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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hornblower do at this point when he notes that their insurgency is at an end?
(a) Surrenders to the surrounding soldiers on condition that the others are allowed to go free.
(b) Sets off with Brown to try and draw off the surrounding soldiers.
(c) Sets off on his own to scout the terrain.
(d) Gathers and dismisses what is left of the Comte's forces.

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

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

4. 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 is pregnant.
(c) She is in love with someone else.
(d) She only marries him because her brother tells her to.

5. How does Hornblower know the Comte de Graçay?
(a) He is a friend who shelters Hornblower when he is a fugitive.
(b) He is a good friend of Lord St. Vincent.
(c) He is a spy who Hornblower has dealings with before.
(d) He is a prisoner Hornblower captures then ransoms.

6. 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) Up the Seine River further into France.
(d) Back to England for reinforcements.

7. What happens to Hornblower after Marie dies?
(a) He goes berserk and kills a number of the enemy before being subdued.
(b) He surrenders on condition that Marie be given a decent burial.
(c) He escapes with the Comte and Brown.
(d) He is hit with a rifle butt and captured.

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

9. 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) He is free to go.
(d) Napoleon is prepared to deal generously if he cooperates.

10. What is Marie la Vicomtesse de Graçay's relationship to the Comte de Graçay?
(a) His wife.
(b) His sister-in-law.
(c) His widowed daughter-in-law.
(d) His mother.

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

12. What is the first indication that things are not going well for the attack force sent to fight Napoleon's troops?
(a) A French citizen gives Hornblower an eye-witness account of a massacre.
(b) A deserter is caught and says the attackers are wiped out.
(c) Captain Bush comes back with what's left of the attack force.
(d) Hornblower is woken up in the middle of the night and told of a huge explosion.

13. What does Hornblower think of Brown's plans?
(a) Hornblower is happy for him.
(b) Hornblower thinks Brown should wait, as France is still too unsettled.
(c) Hornblower thinks Brown is crazy to leave England.
(d) Hornblower is upset that Brown is quitting.

14. What does Hornblower plan to do with the militia?
(a) Send them back to England.
(b) Ready them for orders from Wellington.
(c) Advance on the city of Rouen.
(d) Attack the nearby city of Honfleur.

15. What does the Comte think of Brown's plans?
(a) He is delighted and throws a big party.
(b) He is insulted and throws Brown out.
(c) He is indifferent; Brown is only a servant.
(d) He should be told earlier because he is shocked and hurt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hornblower plan to do with the Duke d'Angoulême?

2. What is one of the many things Hornblower does in his new position in Le Havre?

3. Who leads the force to attack the troops Napoleon is sending to take back Le Havre?

4. Hornblower tries to save Brown by claiming what?

5. Where do they hold the Congress to decide the fate of post-war Europe?

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