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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. How does Hornblower remember Lieutenant Augustine Chadwick?

2. When does Hornblower learn long splicing?

3. What does some of the Flame mutineers say to Hornblower after the battle at Le Havre?

4. What is Hornblower ordered to do with the ship His Majesty's Flame?

5. What does Lieutenant Freeman offer to do for the other captains?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Admiralty do on Hornblower's news of the Flame and the possible surrender of Le Havre?

2. How does C. S. Forester quickly establish Hornblower's rank and importance?

3. Why does C. S. Forester make Hornblower prone to seasickness?

4. After the fighting, how many ships does Hornblower end up with and what does he do with them?

5. As a midshipman, Hornblower is atypical, why?

6. What is Hornblower supposed to do with the mutineers? Why is this important?

7. Hornblower thinks the mutineers are mistreated, but he still suppresses the mutiny, why?

8. At the beginning of the book, what is Hornblower's relationship with his wife like? How does C. S. Forester show this?

9. What does LeBrun tell Hornblower about the latest imperial dispatches from Paris? What does this news suggest about the war?

10. What does Hornblower think of Captain Bush's reaction to Freeman's fortune-telling abilities?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Captain Freeman's fortune telling episode tell us about the Captains: Freeman, Hornblower, Bush, and Howard? What does it tell us about Hornblower?

Essay Topic 2

Compare the two women in this book, Barbara and Marie, and their effect on Hornblower. Who is more typical of a woman of this time period? Barbara or Marie? Why and why not?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the typical conditions on a British ship of the line as experienced by a seaman and an officer. Why are things so different? How much of this can be attributed to class inequality?

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