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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14, 15, and 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Lebrun?
(a) He is the deputy to the Mayor of Le Havre.
(b) He is an American spy from New Orleans.
(c) He is one of the mutineers from the Flame.
(d) He is one of the officers from the French gun boat.

2. Who else comes to Le Havre that is even more surprising to Hornblower?
(a) His wife Barbara.
(b) His first Captain on the Indefatigable.
(c) His wife Barbara's personal maid.
(d) Lord St. Vincent.

3. What does Hornblower plan to do with the militia?
(a) Attack the nearby city of Honfleur.
(b) Send them back to England.
(c) Advance on the city of Rouen.
(d) Ready them for orders from Wellington.

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

5. Why is it better to be a Captain than a Lieutenant?
(a) You get three times the pay and prize money as a Captain.
(b) You get to retire whenever you want.
(c) You get to name your ship when you get one.
(d) You get your choice of ships and postings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is among the reinforcements that Admiral Pellew sends?

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

3. What does Hornblower do instead of going to the Congress?

4. Where does Hornblower send the Porta Coeli as part of his plan for the militia?

5. Who is the Duke d'Angoulême's wife?

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