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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is unique about Lord St. Vincent's instructions to Hornblower?
(a) Hornblower is given carte blanche to deal with the mutineers as necessary.
(b) Hornblower is told to destroy the ship immediately.
(c) Hornblower is essentially given a blank cheque for ransom purposes.
(d) Hornblower is told to administer justice by finding Lieutenant Chadwick guilty of insubordination.

2. Who is Horatio Hornblower married to?
(a) Charlotte, a neighbor.
(b) Jane, a sister of one of Hornblower's shipmates.
(c) Maria, his childhood sweetheart.
(d) Barbara, the Duke of Wellington's sister.

3. Who is among the reinforcements that Admiral Pellew sends?
(a) Captain Bush.
(b) Admiral Pellew.
(c) An American spy.
(d) Lieutenant Chadwick.

4. What does the success of Hornblower's plan the Porta Coeli masquerade mean?
(a) The French at Le Havre help Hornblower regain the Flame.
(b) The French at Le Havre has no reason to trust the mutineers.
(c) The mutineers change their minds once they see Hornblower in action.
(d) The mutineers have no choice but to commit treason on top of mutiny.

5. What does Hornblower do with Sweet's body?
(a) Keeps it in a barrel for transport back to the Admiralty.
(b) Lets it sink into the sea.
(c) Strings it up on the yardman as an example.
(d) Burns it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the crew of the Flame want?

2. Who is the captain of His Majesty's Flame?

3. What does Hornblower do with the Flame's mutinous crew?

4. What does Hornblower notice as he is about to go into battle at Le Havre?

5. What is a chasse-marée?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does C. S. Forester quickly establish Hornblower's rank and importance?

2. What is Horatio Hornblower's state of mind at the beginning of the book? Why is he feeling this way?

3. What happens to some of the other mutineers from the Flame?

4. As a midshipman, Hornblower is atypical, why?

5. What is the point of showing Hornblower's daily bathing ritual?

6. Why is Hornblower worried about the reactions of the Porta Coeli's crew to the mutiny on the Flame?

7. What happens to the mutineers after the French East India ship is captured?

8. What does Hornblower think of the war and why is this rather ironic?

9. How does Captain Bush react to Captain Freeman's talent for reading fortunes?

10. Captain Freeman offers to read Hornblower's fortune using tarot cards. What does he see and how does Hornblower react? Why does C. S. Forester include this scene in the book?

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