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

2. What does Hornblower do with the Flame's mutinous crew?
(a) He puts them back under Lieutenant Chadwick's control.
(b) He has them all imprisoned in the brig.
(c) He pardons forty of them.
(d) He sends them all back to the England for a court martial.

3. What is Hornblower ordered to do with the ship His Majesty's Flame?
(a) Take command and go on a covert mission.
(b) Suppress the mutiny onboard and gain control of the ship.
(c) Negotiate with the French who capture the ship.
(d) Deliver secret orders to the current captain.

4. How does Chadwick react to his orders from Hornblower?
(a) He resents Hornblower, but does as he is told.
(b) He attacks Hornblower and has to be restrained.
(c) He respectfully asks to stay with the Commodore.
(d) He demands his ship and crew back.

5. Who does Hornblower meet while walking on deck with Lieutenant Freeman?
(a) Another passenger.
(b) An old shipmate.
(c) His servant Brown who brings tea.
(d) Some of Freeman's officers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to one of Hornblower's previous ships, the Sutherland?

2. Who is Lebrun?

3. How does Hornblower remember Lieutenant Augustine Chadwick?

4. What does the success of Hornblower's plan the Porta Coeli masquerade mean?

5. When does Hornblower learn long splicing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Hornblower is surprised after speaking with the leader of the mutineers, why?

2. What is Hornblower's attitude towards the mutineers?

3. What does Hornblower do with Lieutenant Chadwick, the one who loses control of the Flame through mutiny?

4. What does Hornblower do to make the ships even more alike?

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

6. Why does Hornblower kill Nathaniel Sweet, the leader of the mutineers?

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

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

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

10. Why does C. S. Forester make Hornblower prone to seasickness?

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