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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. Who has made the ship ready to sail?

2. What is Hornblower's wife's name?

3. Why is Hornblower so tense when the Loire is pursuing the Hotspur?

4. Why is Hornblower unable to have eggs from his personal store?

5. What does Cotard claim to be when he is approached by a French guard?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Hornblower lead the assault on the semaphore himself?

2. What does Hornblower do during the ship-to-shore action?

3. What does Hornblower do when he sees a French fisherman?

4. What does Hornblower need to make his plan to destroy the semaphore successful?

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

6. What was the damage caused by the ship-to-shore action?

7. How does Hornblower feel right before his wedding, and what does he do?

8. Why does Hornblower not have much in his own personal stores on the ship?

9. What is the semaphore?

10. What does Hornblower try to teach Grimes, and how is this lesson taken?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Power and greed are two common themes in this book. Where do they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What is the semaphore and what significance does it have in this plot?

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