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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 does Braun dine with on his first night aboard the ship?

2. What is the name of the ship Hornblower will be sailing on?

3. What is Hornblower's first name?

4. What is the name of Hornblower's son?

5. Which of the following countries is hostile towards England?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Hornblower and his wife spend their last few moments together before Hornblower leaves?

2. What is the danger of passing through the Sound with British flags flying?

3. What does the flotilla do when they are fired on by the Danish forces in the Sound?

4. How is Mr. Braun described when he is first introduced?

5. What does Hornblower hear that alarms him on the ship, and what is the source of this noise?

6. In what order does Hornblower arrange the flotilla before entering the Sound, and why?

7. What does Baron Basse say when he boards the Nonsuch?

8. How is the Blanchefleur destroyed?

9. What happens just before Hornblower goes to bed after hearing details about his mission?

10. What is the peculiar practice that Hornblower and his wife do while he is on shore? Why is this considered peculiar for the time period of this book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 2

Many different characters in this book are persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord. What are some of these instances, and how did persuasion affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

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