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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 Cotard claim to be when he is approached by a French guard?

2. How is Brest primarily accessed?

3. What was Hornblower's title when he first met Pellew?

4. Why is Hornblower unable to recognize the honor sent to him from the French ship?

5. What kind of jam is in Hornblower's personal stores?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hornblower try to teach Grimes, and how is this lesson taken?

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

3. What was the damage caused by the ship-to-shore action?

4. Why does Hornblower not have much in his own personal stores on the ship?

5. What is the semaphore?

6. How does Hornblower feel right before his wedding, and what does he do?

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

8. Why does Hornblower lead the assault on the semaphore himself?

9. What is Bush disappointed about after the ship-to-shore action?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Power and greed are two common themes in this book. Where do they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

Essay Topic 2

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where does this theme appear, 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

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

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