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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 Hornblower meet on shore after he captures an important prisoner?

2. How does Braun react when Hornblower asks him to go to dinner with him and Wychwood?

3. What does Miss Canerine introduce Hornblower to at the dinner?

4. How many ships does Hornblower put on nigh time alert at Riga?

5. What kind of ship does Hornblower send Wychwood on for a diplomatic mission?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the pale young man at the dinner, and why is he ignored?

2. What does Hornblower notice about the siege work of the French at Riga?

3. Where does Hornblower decide to take his flotilla after his surprise visitor leaves?

4. What terrible news is heard at the end of Chapter 21?

5. What do the bomb ketches do to help the defenses at Riga when they are made useful?

6. What does Hornblower talk about when a pilot comes to take him on shore at Riga?

7. What does the message Hornblower receives the day after the ball say?

8. What does Cole do at Riga that is looked down on by Hornblower?

9. What do Hornblower and Wychwood talk about when they first meet?

10. Where does General Essen take Hornblower when he gets to shore, and how does Hornblower enjoy it?

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

Power and Greed were two common themes in this book. Where did they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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