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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 Hornblower reminisce about during the storms?

2. What kind of damage does the Hotspur get during the storms?

3. What does Hornblower have to do after sleeping a few hours after destroying the semaphore?

4. What is shot at the Hotspur while it is trying to help the Grasshopper?

5. How does Hornblower appear on New Year's Eve?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Hornblower choose to add Grimes's name to the list of men killed in action?

3. How does Hornblower word his experience at the semaphore, and why?

4. What does Hornblower think about during the storms, and why?

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

6. When does Hornblower ask to re-fill his water supply, and what answer is he given?

7. Why is Hornblower unable to re-provision his ship when he was meant to?

8. Why does Hornblower get to spend some time with his wife and son?

9. Why does Doughty say he struck an officer?

10. How does Hornblower feel about domestic life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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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