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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hornblower think of the judgment for the mutineers?
(a) He doesn't like it but he isn't going to intervene.
(b) It is too harsh.
(c) He wishes the ringleader can stand trial.
(d) It is justice.

2. What does Hornblower do when he hears the latest news about Napoleon regaining power?
(a) He leaves for England.
(b) He leaves the Chateau and go to Nevers.
(c) He leaves for Vienna.
(d) He leaves for Rome.

3. What is left of the Comte's party, where do they find themselves cornered?
(a) Just outside Rouens in a small church.
(b) At Nevers in a small warehouse.
(c) Near a rock outcropping just outside Nevers.
(d) By a river that is uncrossable.

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

5. Why does a militia arrive in Le Havre?
(a) They are on leave.
(b) They are on their way to the front.
(c) They are retreating from the front.
(d) To bolster the defenses.

6. Why is royalty coming to Le Havre?
(a) The royal is on tour.
(b) To give Hornblower a medal.
(c) It is an excuse to get the royal out of England.
(d) To officially recognize Le Havre's liberation.

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

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

9. What news arrives to make Hornblower's plan for the militia an almost guaranteed success?
(a) Wellington sends reinforcements.
(b) The French abandon Rouen.
(c) The locals are going to fight with them.
(d) There are only half the number of enemy soldiers as first estimated.

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

11. Brown has plans of his own in France. What does he tell Hornblower?
(a) He is going to marry a local girl.
(b) He is going to go to Vienna and join Barbara and her maid.
(c) He is going to travel Europe now that the war is over.
(d) He is going to buy a farm.

12. What does Hornblower have to do for the royal banquet that he particularly dislikes?
(a) Keep up with the Duke d'Angoulême's drinking.
(b) Make a speech.
(c) Have his hair powdered.
(d) Wear all his medals.

13. Who does Hornblower and his wife meet at one of the state functions?
(a) The Prince Regent.
(b) The Duke of Wellington.
(c) King George III and Queen Charlotte.
(d) Lucien de Ladon and his widowed daughter-in-law.

14. Why is Hornblower not happy and is awkward with his wife when she visits him at Le Havre?
(a) She is embarrassing him by singing his praises to everyone.
(b) She keeps trying to get him to retire and go back to England.
(c) He thinks she is having an affair.
(d) He is on active duty and is not comfortable having his wife around.

15. 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 prisoner Hornblower captures then ransoms.
(c) He is a spy who Hornblower has dealings with before.
(d) He is a good friend of Lord St. Vincent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who leaves the Chateau with Hornblower?

2. Hornblower tries to save Brown by claiming what?

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

4. What news does Colonel Dobbs pass onto Hornblower during the visit by the French royal at Le Havre?

5. What is the first indication that things are not going well for the attack force sent to fight Napoleon's troops?

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