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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. How does the formality of his wedding make Hornblower feel?

2. Hoe many cannons are on the Hotspur?

3. Why does Hornblower keep a distance from Brest Harbor?

4. Who mans the Hotspur during the attack on the semaphore?

5. What does Hornblower do before setting fire to the semaphore?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hornblower feel about prize money, and how does he communicate this?

2. What does Hornblower do before opening his commands from Cornwallis?

3. What gift does Maria give Hornblower before he leaves, and what is this symbolic of?

4. What is Hornblower supposed to use any extra money for when he gets to France?

5. How is Hornblower able to be attentive to his wife even though he is to sail away the next day?

6. What does Hornblower need to make his plan to destroy the semaphore successful?

7. What does Cornwallis say about the treaty, and what does he plan to do in response to this?

8. How does Bush feel when a French merchant vessel sails by, and why?

9. Why is Hornblower unable to have fresh eggs, and why is this so frustrating to him?

10. How does Bush feel when Hornblower knows all about the Loire in the Brest harbor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the semaphore and what significance does it have in this plot?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Hornblower have such a respectful opinion of Captain Pellew and how does this opinion affect Hornblower's actions and personality when he is around Pellew?

Essay Topic 3

Which character do you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How does this character change throughout the book?

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