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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 while trying to rescue the Grasshopper that amazes his crew?

2. Why is Hornblower not able to speak with Maria?

3. For what does Hornblower search newspapers?

4. Where does Hornblower go to get fresh water for his ship?

5. What does Hornblower update over the first summer at war?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the crew of the Hotspur have to endure while living on shortened rations of water?

2. Who is Hornblower's visitor while in Cadiz, and what do they discuss?

3. How is England able to continue shipping and trading goods to other countries?

4. How does Doughty escape from the Hotspur?

5. What changes set in at the winter, and what does this mean for Hornblower?

6. What kind of ships does Napoleon allow into his armada?

7. What does Bush say to Hornblower after the excitement of the night attack is over?

8. What does Hornblower think about during the storms, and why?

9. What begins to happen to Hornblower's appearance when he has been at sea for six months?

10. How does Hornblower feel about domestic life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Hornblower change in his ideas about domestic life throughout this book, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 2

Valor is a theme of this book that is very important to many of the characters involved. Where does this theme of valor present itself and how do these occurrences affect the characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 3

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

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