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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 kind of fires are burning on the shore when Hornblower talks about the impossibility of war?
2. What is the name of the man who gives Hornblower the first signal of a French ship?
3. What does Hornblower fill the barges with that he connects to the bomb ketches?
4. Which ships does Hornblower designate as the escape vessels at the blocked dock?
5. What does Wychwood take to England with him when he leaves?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Hornblower's plan of attack when he reaches his destination after his surprise visitor has left?
2. What does Hornblower talk about when a pilot comes to take him on shore at Riga?
3. What do the bomb ketches do to help the defenses at Riga when they are made useful?
4. What does Hornblower do to get his bomb ketches in on the action at Riga?
5. How does Hornblower learn about the local feelings about the destruction of the Blanchefleur?
6. What does Hornblower see on the coast of Riga, and how does he know what they are?
7. Who is marching against Russia after the destruction of the Blanchefleur, and how does Hornblower feel about this?
8. What does Hornblower do after the dinner, and what leads him to do this?
9. What does Hornblower discover when he reaches his destination after his surprise visitor has left?
10. What terrible news is heard at the end of Chapter 21?
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
Shame and propriety are common themes throughout this book. What are some of the instances where these themes are present, and why are they so important to the characters involved?
Essay Topic 3
Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role did despair play in this book?
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