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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 does placards promise for the Comte's followers?
(a) Imprisonment if they don't give themselves up.
(b) Transportation to a penal colony if they don't give themselves up.
(c) Clemency for all who are deserted.
(d) Death for all.

2. Where does Hornblower go first with his royal guest?
(a) To church.
(b) To visit with the Mayor.
(c) To the Governor's mansion.
(d) To the town hall for a reception.

3. Why is Hornblower upset by the English newspaper article?
(a) He can't believe Barbara cheats on him.
(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 thinks Chadwick should be punished more severely.

4. What does the Duchess appoint the Comte de Graçay?
(a) Mayor of Nevers.
(b) General of the Royalist army.
(c) Military advisor to the Duke.
(d) Lieutenant-General of the King in the Nivernais.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to Le Havre on a surprise visit?

2. Who brings news that England is sending a VIP?

3. What does the Duchess Marie Thérèse tell Hornblower about Nevers and their reaction to Napoleon coming into power again?

4. Who does Hornblower and his wife meet at one of the state functions?

5. What is the date that Hornblower notes is the final day of the insurgent effort?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hornblower note about the church service he accompanies the Duke d'Angoulême to? Why is this significant?

2. How are Hornblower and the Comte saved from execution?

3. What does Napoleon's troops do to further decimate the morale and number of the Comte and his followers? Why?

4. Two important historical events follow soon after Hornblower's capture of Rouen. What are they? Why are they significant?

5. Why is Hornblower conflicted about going back to France?

6. What is LeBrun able to do to make it easier for Hornblower to secure the harbor defenses at Le Havre?

7. Why does Hornblower's decision to go back to France make Brown so happy?

8. What happens to Marie at the end of the book and why is this significant?

9. How does C. S. Forester show that the English admire and think well of Hornblower and his actions? What does this show us about Hornblower?

10. What does Hornblower have the English troops do at the end of the Mayor Momas' ceremony, and why is this significant?

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