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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 Wychwood bring back from his diplomatic mission?

2. Where is Diebitsch from?

3. Who is the young man who is ignored at the dinner with Wychwood?

4. What does Hornblower fill the barges with that he connects to the bomb ketches?

5. What is the name of the man who gives Hornblower the first signal of a French ship?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hornblower learn about the local feelings about the destruction of the Blanchefleur?

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

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

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

5. What is Hornblower's plan of attack when he reaches his destination after his surprise visitor has left?

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

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

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

9. What does Hornblower see on the coast of Riga, and how does he know what they are?

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

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 2

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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