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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 is surprising about the city of Nevers?

2. Where do they hold the Congress to decide the fate of post-war Europe?

3. Who does Hornblower and his wife meet at one of the state functions?

4. What else does Brown tell Hornblower he plans to do?

5. What does Hornblower end up doing about the mutineers?

Short Essay Questions

1. Two important historical events follow soon after Hornblower's capture of Rouen. What are they? Why are they significant?

2. What happens at the welcoming ceremony the Mayor of Le Havre conducts?

3. Why doesn't Hornblower go to Vienna with his wife Barbara?

4. What is Napoleon Bonaparte's response to Le Havre's liberation? Why?

5. How does C. S. Forester show that the English admire and think well of Hornblower and his actions? What does this show us about Hornblower?

6. Who surprises Hornblower by visiting him at Le Havre? Why is this surprising?

7. What does Hornblower have the English troops do at the end of the Mayor Momas' ceremony, and why is this significant?

8. How does Hornblower try to save Brown's life?

9. How does Hornblower ruin the evening for his wife at the Duke's banquet and reception? Why is this significant?

10. How are Hornblower and the Comte saved from execution?

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

Hornblower seems to be the only person in the book who is sympathetic to the plight of the mutineers. Why do you think this is the case? What motivates Hornblower to pardon and commute their sentences?

Essay Topic 3

Describe how Hornblower's feelings towards his wife change throughout this book. How much of this is due to Barbara and how much is it due to Hornblower's own intimacy issues?

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