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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. At the royal banquet, what does Hornblower realize about his wife?
(a) She only marries him because her brother tells her to.
(b) She is in love with someone else.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) She enjoys being part of the political scene and the privileged crowd.

2. What does Hornblower read in the newspaper from England?
(a) A gossip column piece, insinuating his wife is having an affair.
(b) An account of his actions with the Flame.
(c) Lieutenant Chadwick is exiled to Jamaica.
(d) Napoleon is assembling troops to attack Leipzig.

3. Who accompanies Hornblower on this trip to the Chateau de Graçay?
(a) His son Richard.
(b) Lord St. Vincent.
(c) His servant Brown.
(d) No one.

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

5. What happens to Brown's wife, Annette?
(a) Brown defies Hornblower's orders and leaves with Annette.
(b) She stays with Brown, refusing to leave her new husband.
(c) Hornblower makes her leave with the others to save her life.
(d) She tries to cross the river and drowns.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Hornblower plan to do with the militia?

3. What happens to Hornblower after Marie dies?

4. What does Hornblower plan to do with the Duke d'Angoulême?

5. Instead of returning to England, what does Hornblower decide to do while in Nevers?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Hornblower captured at the end of the book?

3. In the end, no fighting is necessary at Rouen, why?

4. On the evening of Brown's marriage to his sweetheart, the Comte relays some bad news to Hornblower. What is the news and how does it affect Hornblower?

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

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

7. 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?

8. What does Hornblower come to realize about his wife and himself?

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

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

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