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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 is sent to replace Grimes?

2. What negative thing interrupts the monotony on the Hotspur after they leave Plymouth?

3. What do Prowse, Hornblower, and Bush discuss at length after the semaphore?

4. What does Hornblower make his crew train in during the Winter?

5. For what does Hornblower search newspapers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What changes set in at the winter, and what does this mean for Hornblower?

2. How is England able to continue shipping and trading goods to other countries?

3. What kind of ships does Napoleon allow into his armada?

4. What does the Brest blockade consist of over the first summer at war?

5. Who is Hornblower's visitor while in Cadiz, and what do they discuss?

6. Why does Doughty say he struck an officer?

7. What does Doughty make for Hornblower on his first day in his service?

8. Why does Cornwallis want Hornblower to pursue the Spanish treasure fleet?

9. What does the crew of the Hotspur have to endure while living on shortened rations of water?

10. What has caused the two frigates in Brest to ride lower than usual in the water?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Hornblower mean when he says he hates the random fatality in war, and what brings about this strange train of thought?

Essay Topic 2

Fear is a common emotion in this book that is depicted a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

Essay Topic 3

This book takes place in different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affect the course of the plot. Why might Forester have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

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