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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hornblower's Temptation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What seems almost surreal to Hornblower?
(a) The way the land sways under his feet.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Seeing his wife with his infant son so soon after hacking apart Frenchmen.
(d) The big city.

2. To whom does Hornblower report on land?
(a) Admiral Leighton.
(b) Admiral Stonewall.
(c) Rear Admiral Foster.
(d) Admiral Nelson.

3. What does Baddlestone do to the French sailors who are pouring out from below deck?
(a) Shoots them with a nine pounder.
(b) Shoots the lead men with his pistol to slow the others down.
(c) Throws oil on the deck to make them slip up.
(d) Gives them a cheerful wave.

4. What is Hornblower forced to admit?
(a) That he guided the Hotspur successfully for two years in its assigned area.
(b) That he used a local pilot most of the time.
(c) That he almost grounded several times.
(d) That he had an excellent chart which was in his private collection.

5. Where does Hotspur run aground?
(a) On the French shore no where close to a town.
(b) Black Rock.
(c) It does not run aground.
(d) Somewhere near Gibraltar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Englishmen do upon arriving at the French brig?

2. How does Maria act when Hornblower arrives?

3. To what is Hornblower summoned?

4. Of what does Hornblower despair the next morning?

5. What is the name of the French brig prize?

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