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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hornblower do after the dinner with Wychwood?

2. What does Hornblower do with the filled barges that he connects to the bomb ketches?

3. Who does Hornblower meet on shore after he captures an important prisoner?

4. Where does Hornblower's crew go to celebrate the victory over the Blanchefleur?

5. What does Hornblower hope to do at his next destination after the ball?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hornblower talk about when a pilot comes to take him on shore at Riga?

2. What does Hornblower do to get his bomb ketches in on the action at Riga?

3. What does Hornblower do after the dinner, and what leads him to do this?

4. What do the bomb ketches do to help the defenses at Riga when they are made useful?

5. Who is the pale young man at the dinner, and why is he ignored?

6. Where does General Essen take Hornblower when he gets to shore, and how does Hornblower enjoy it?

7. What does Hornblower see on the coast of Riga, and how does he know what they are?

8. What does Hornblower notice about the siege work of the French at Riga?

9. What do Hornblower and Wychwood talk about when they first meet?

10. How does Hornblower learn about the local feelings about the destruction of the Blanchefleur?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The characters in this book all have their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 2

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 3

Power and Greed were two common themes in this book. Where did they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

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