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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. Why does Hornblower not stay in England as expected?
(a) He wants to join Barbara in Vienna.
(b) He wants to introduce Richard to the sea, now that it is safer.
(c) He wants to be with Marie la Vicomtesse de Graçay again.
(d) He wants to grab more prize money before the war ends.

2. Who does Hornblower and his wife meet at one of the state functions?
(a) The Duke of Wellington.
(b) Lucien de Ladon and his widowed daughter-in-law.
(c) The Prince Regent.
(d) King George III and Queen Charlotte.

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

4. What happens when Hornblower and the French troops exchange gun fire?
(a) Hornblower is shot in the leg.
(b) Brown is killed.
(c) Hornblower surrenders.
(d) Marie is shot in the leg.

5. What else does Brown tell Hornblower he plans to do?
(a) Go to America and seek his fortune.
(b) Open an inn in Paris.
(c) Join the Porta Coeli crew and become Captain Freeman's servant.
(d) Use his saved prize money and settle down in Rome.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Napoleon respond to the Comte and his followers?

2. What is the first indication that things are not going well for the attack force sent to fight Napoleon's troops?

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

4. Who does Hornblower have on board the Porta Coeli?

5. What does Hornblower end up doing about the mutineers?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hornblower try to save Brown's life?

2. Why doesn't Hornblower go to Vienna with his wife Barbara?

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. How does Hornblower ruin the evening for his wife at the Duke's banquet and reception? Why is this significant?

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

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

9. What does Hornblower plan to do with the militia sent to bolster Le Havre's defenses? Why?

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

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