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

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

3. What does Hornblower speculate happens on the Flame as it starts to sail to shore?
(a) Nathaniel Sweet is telling the crew about what happens last night.
(b) There is probably dissension on board with different groups wanting to do different things.
(c) The mutineers are united in their purpose.
(d) The crew is suffering from food poisoning, thanks to the tainted ale Hornblower sends over.

4. What does the crew of the Flame want?
(a) Shore leave as they are on the ship for over a year.
(b) A fair share of the prize money taken by their sister ship, the Porta Coeli.
(c) A full pardon and a trial for Lieutenant Chadwick.
(d) A commendation for their Captain for services above and beyond.

5. What is typical of a crew's share of the prize money from a captured enemy ship?
(a) About ten pounds, depending on the type of ship.
(b) As much as the captain considered fair; it is captain's discretion.
(c) Choice of one item from the captured ship, in order of seniority
(d) As much as a hundred pounds, depending on the type of ship.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of ship is the Flame?

2. How does the Porta Coeli crew react to Hornblower's news about the mutiny on the Flame?

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

4. Who teaches Hornblower the technique of long splicing?

5. As part of Lebrun's scheme, what is Hornblower's task?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Admiralty do on Hornblower's news of the Flame and the possible surrender of Le Havre?

2. What does Hornblower think of Captain Bush's reaction to Freeman's fortune-telling abilities?

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

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

5. 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?

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

7. In addition to his rank, Hornblower is also well-connected through other ways, how?

8. Being a sailor is dangerous and hard work, what do sailors expect in terms of monetary rewards?

9. What happens to show Hornblower that the French may be just as tired of the war as the English?

10. At the beginning of the book, what is Hornblower's relationship with his wife like? How does C. S. Forester show this?

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