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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 many months at sea were they without touching land?

2. What did Hornblower feel bred mutiny?

3. How does El Supremo view his subjects?

4. How many guns does the H.M.S. Lydia have on board?

5. When would Hornblower be permitted to capture treasure ships in the Pacific?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think it was a wise decision of Hornblower not to get familiar with his lieutenants and to remain aloof and close-mouthed?

2. What was Captain Hornblower ordered to do by the British admiralty?

3. Which supplies was Lydia out of or low on after seven months at sea?

4. What are some of the insults Hornblower disregards in order to accomplish his goals?

5. Name three of the officers of H.M.S. Lydia and their ranks.

6. Describe Lydia, the ship Hornblower was a captain of.

7. Describe the actual battle that ensues after Lydia takes Navtividad by surprise?

8. What appears on the beach the morning after Hornblower's visit to El Supremo's palace?

9. How did Horatio Hornblower prove himself a good captain during the section "The Prosperous Voyage"?

10. What does Hornblower do when he is told Natividad is approaching?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Describe Hornblower's thoughtful consideration of every aspect of the ships and their crews in his decision about various courses of action. Forester describes these considerations of Hornblower as "tortuous mental calculations."

2)-Describe what Hornblower decides to do when there isn't enough wind to sail near the Natividad for battle.

3) Describe the custom of pressing men into sea duty as crewmen. What types of men were pressed into service? Did they have any background in how to sail a ship? What did Hornblower know had to be done with them?

4) Choose one of the three topics to write on.

Essay Topic 2

1) Compare Maria, Hornblower's wife, with Lady Barbara. Describe the physical traits and personalities of each of them..

2} Describe the reasons Hornblower fears Lady Barbara's family if they find out that he has either seduced or offended Lady Barbara. What does he think they would be able to do to harm him?

3) Describe Hornblower's experiences when he arrives in St. Helena. What characters does he meet? Describe them.

4) Choose one of the three topics to write on.

Essay Topic 3

1) Describe how Lady Barbara nurses the wounded and dying in the cockpit of the ship.

2) Describe Lady Barbara's views on nursing. How do they differ from the view most people today hold of nursing? Why isn't Lady Barbara another Florence Nightingale?

3) How does Lady Barbara's behavior as a nurse change when Galbraith lies dying . What is touching about this encounter between Galbraith and Lady Barbara?

4) Choose one of the three topics to write on.

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