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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 comes aboard Lydia in a small craft to speak with Hornblower?

2. Hornblower had been how many years at sea?

3. What did Hornblower feel bred mutiny?

4. What did the flag that Natividad now flew look like?

5. How many decks did the Spanish ship Natividad have?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Alvarado whom Hornblower was ordered to help in a rebellion against Spain?

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

4. What is the stragegy that El Supremo lays out to Hornblower about conquest?

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

6. What does Hornblower do with the captured officers and crew of Natividad?

7. Describe Captain Hornblower's appearance?

8. Hornblower is not close to any of the crew under him and neither is El Supremo close to his men. What are some of the differences between Hornblower's relationship with his men and the behavior El Supremo exhbits toward his men?

9. What is the strategy Hornblower devises to capture Natividad, though it is larger and has more guns than the Lydia has?

10. Describe the incident which took place in the village near where Lydia was anchored?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Describe the refitting which had to be done to the Lydia before it could resume the battle.

2) Describe the sad duty Hornblower has to do which takes him momentarily away from repairing the ship.

3) Describe the cable tier where Lady Barbara must remain for safety during the battle.

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

Essay Topic 2

Using what you've learned about sailing ships of the early 19th century in this novel, write an essay describing why you would like to take an extended trip on an early 19th century sailing ship. Where would you go? Would you want to be a passenger of a member of the crew?.

Or Write an essay on why you would not like to take a trip on an early 19th century sailing ship? Give your reasons.

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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