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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 does Hornblower do on the deck of the ship while traveling through the Sound?

2. Who insists that Barbara accompany Hornblower to his ship?

3. What is Hornblower pleasantly surprised about when he first boards his ship?

4. What month does this book begin in?

5. What is the source of the sound that worries Hornblower on his first day aboard?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Hornblower notice while Brown is stowing his luggage?

3. What does Hornblower do after hearing about his mission?

4. How does Hornblower feel about Braun when they are first introduced?

5. What does Hornblower learn about his mission when he gets to London?

6. What is Hornblower doing when he sees the sail of the Maggie Jones in the distance?

7. What news does Hornblower receive after his formal introduction to the city he is a Squire over?

8. What is the political situation at the time along the Baltic?

9. What does Hornblower do to keep his crew calm before entering the Sound?

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

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

Poverty was a very important theme in this book. Where did this theme appear, and how did Forester present the theme in a dynamic way?

Essay Topic 3

The Countess was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence, however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if she had not been in the book at all?

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