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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. Which ships does Hornblower designate as the escape vessels at the blocked dock?

2. What does Hornblower do for his surprise visitor the day after the ball?

3. How does Hornblower feel when he wakes up the morning after the ball?

4. What do Hornblower and his men do with the barges in the blocked dock?

5. What is the maneuver Hornblower uses on the French called by the Russians?

Short Essay Questions

1. What news does Hornblower hear from England after his plan with the bomb ketches works?

2. What does Hornblower worry about as he heads to Riga?

3. What does Hornblower discover when he reaches his destination after his surprise visitor has left?

4. What does Hornblower do after the dinner, and what leads him to do this?

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

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

7. How did Hornblower's plan at the blocked dock work?

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

9. What does Braun try to do at the dinner and how is he stopped?

10. Who is marching against Russia after the destruction of the Blanchefleur, and how does Hornblower feel about this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

The characters in this book all have their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

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