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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. Where is the French semaphore station?

2. What kind of ship does Hornblower command at the beginning of this book?

3. What is Cotard's title?

4. How does Prowse feel during the chase by Loire?

5. When does Hornblower think the fleet should attack Brest?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Hornblower able to be attentive to his wife even though he is to sail away the next day?

2. What is Hornblower supposed to use any extra money for when he gets to France?

3. What does Cornwallis say about the treaty, and what does he plan to do in response to this?

4. What gift does Maria give Hornblower before he leaves, and what is this symbolic of?

5. What does Hornblower find when he goes to punish Grimes?

6. How does Bush feel when a French merchant vessel sails by, and why?

7. What gift does Hornblower give Maria before he leaves, and what is this symbolic of?

8. What is the semaphore?

9. How does Hornblower feel about prize money, and how does he communicate this?

10. How does Bush feel when Hornblower knows all about the Loire in the Brest harbor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Hornblower mean when he says he hates the random fatality in war, and what brings about this strange train of thought?

Essay Topic 2

Sacrifice is a prevalent theme in this book. Who are the characters most affected by this theme, and how do they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

Essay Topic 3

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where does this theme appear, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

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