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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. Where does Hornblower say goodbye to his new bride?

2. What necessitated the multi-tiered system?

3. Who tells Hornblower that a single ship is ready?

4. How does Hornblower feel about what he is doing for the first time as he leaves England?

5. What must Hornblower survive on when his personal stores are gone?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Hornblower find when he goes to punish Grimes?

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

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 try to teach Grimes, and how is this lesson taken?

7. What do the Loire and Hotspur do when they pass each other for the first time?

8. What does Hornblower have the Hotspur do after firing on the Loire?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Despair is a theme that appears in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role does despair play in this novel?

Essay Topic 2

Diversity is a very important topic in this book. Where does this appear, and how does Forester present diversity in a dynamic way?

Essay Topic 3

Sacrifice is a prevalent theme in this book. Who are the characters most affected by this theme, and how do they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

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