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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 is one person who places the explosives under the wreck?

2. Where are McCullum's chances of survival best?

3. With what does Looney return after diving down to the ship?

4. What will happen to Eisenbeiss if McCullum dies?

5. Of what does Hornblower try to convince the Turks?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Eisenbeis explain to Hornblower about McCullum's wound?

2. How does the Atropos crew pass the time while the salvage operations are being conducted and how much is ultimately recovered?

3. Why does Hornblower believe the second attempt at explosives is unsuccessful and what does McCullum explain?

4. Why does the Atropos have to heave to momentarily and what does Hornblower do?

5. Describe the next attempt at using explosives.

6. Describe Hornblower's interaction with the Mudir.

7. What does Hornblower find when he returns to the Atropos?

8. What besides the fortresses has appeared to cause problems for the Atropos?

9. Describe McCullum and his divers.

10. Who wants to go with Hornblower and the Prince and why doesn't Hornblower allow him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Most protagonists are a mixture of admirable traits and character flaws, and Admiral Horatio Hornblower is no exception. Hornblower's legendary powers of reasoning are juxtaposed with his nervousness and internalized self-doubt. Discuss the following:

1. Trace and analyze situations when Hornblower demonstrates his prodigious powers of reasoning. Give specific examples to illustrate your analysis. Where in Hornblower and the Atropos does Hornblower's reasoning fail?

2. Trace and analyze Hornblower's character flaws, especially his nervousness and self-doubt, offering specific examples of these flaws in your discussion.

3. Discuss how you think Hornblower's admirable traits might help him obtain a high rank in the Navy and how Hornblower hides his character flaws so they have not impeded his career. Do any of those under his command seem to notice these flaws? Who? How does the reader know this?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss one of the following:

1. Define irony in literary terms. Discuss the irony of the situation whereby Hornblower believes he is fooling the Mudir. Find two other incidences of irony in Hornblower and the Atropos and discuss them.

2. Define symbolism in literary terms. Discuss the use of and meaning of five symbols found in Hornblower and the Atropos.

3. Discuss the use of foreshadowing in literature. What is the purpose of foreshadowing? Cite 3 examples of foreshadowing and how it is used to indicate events to come in Hornblower and the Atropos.

Essay Topic 3

During this era when Hornblower and the Atropos takes place, if a vessel under the command of a naval officer captures another vessel from a country with whom they are warring or captures a pirate vessel, the crew of the victorious vessel shares in the goods, money and value of the vessel. Discuss the following:

1. Why do you think the British and other countries had such a policy in place then?

2. What are the possible abuses that can arise from such a policy?

3. Why do you think this policy is eventually abandoned?

4. Which vessel(s) are mentioned in Hornblower and the Atropos that fall under this maritime law and what are the circumstances of their capture? Does it seem fair?

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