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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 lays the priming charge and fuse?

2. What does Hornblower have men count as they pass Brest Harbor?

3. How does Hornblower get his last glimpse of Maria before sailing away?

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

5. What is so shocking to Hornblower about the announcement from Cornwallis?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is found in the package sent by Cornwallis?

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

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

4. How does Hornblower get the one thing he needs to complete his plan to destroy the semaphore?

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

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

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

8. What does Hornblower do when he sees a French fisherman?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many different characters in this book are persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord. What are some of these instances, and how does persuasion affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Hornblower changes a lot from the beginning of the book to the end. Compare and contrast Hornblower's character at the beginning of the book to his character at the end of the book.

Essay Topic 3

How does Hornblower change in his ideas about domestic life throughout this book, and what causes these changes?

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