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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 is Hornblower doing at the beginning of the book?

2. What is Cargill's position on board?

3. Why is Hornblower so tense when the Loire is pursuing the Hotspur?

4. How many ships of the lines are with the Hotspur's squadron?

5. Who lays the priming charge and fuse?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Hornblower's plan to destroy the semaphore?

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

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

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

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

6. How is Hornblower as the most junior leader is treated when he dines with the other leaders?

7. What is Hornblower called to do shortly after his wedding celebration begins?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

The characters in this book have their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and describe their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affects the characters around them.

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