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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19 and 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hornblower think of the Flame's crew and their demands?
(a) They are lying and therefore have no case.
(b) Flogging is a cruel punishment and the crew has his sympathies.
(c) The Admiralty should ignore the matter.
(d) Chadwick obviously doesn't treat them harshly enough.

2. What happens to Hornblower after Marie dies?
(a) He surrenders on condition that Marie be given a decent burial.
(b) He goes berserk and kills a number of the enemy before being subdued.
(c) He escapes with the Comte and Brown.
(d) He is hit with a rifle butt and captured.

3. What does Barbara do that contributes to the drifting apart of her relationship with Hornblower?
(a) She asks her brother to commend Hornblower to the Prince Regent.
(b) She refuses to sleep with Hornblower.
(c) She refuses to stay in Le Havre and leaves for England.
(d) She accepts the role of unofficial hostess for England at the Congress.

4. What does the French do when the Flame starts sailing to shore?
(a) Fire the citadel's batteries.
(b) Send gun boats.
(c) Send a welcoming committee of dignitaries.
(d) Ignore the ship.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of the book, Horatio Hornblower is not aboard a ship, why?

2. Why is Hornblower's assignment regarding the Flame particularly difficult?

3. Who else comes to Le Havre that is even more surprising to Hornblower?

4. What does placards promise for the Comte's followers?

5. What is typical of a crew's share of the prize money from a captured enemy ship?

(see the answer key)

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