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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 do the men at dinner with Wychwood talk about?

2. What does Hornblower do with the filled barges that he connects to the bomb ketches?

3. What valuable French asset was destroyed by Hornblower in the blocked dock?

4. Where is Hornblower sent to attack the French after the first bomb ketch attack in Riga?

5. What percentage of his men does Hornblower have enter the blocked dock with him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does Hornblower treat his surprise visitor the day after the ball, and how is this treatment received?

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

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

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

10. What does Hornblower do to get his bomb ketches in on the action at Riga?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 2

Valor was a theme of this book that was very important to many of the characters involved. Where did this theme of valor present itself and how did these occurrences affect the characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 3

Hornblower endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does he learn through these experiences?

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