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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 spotted a few days later?
2. What is Hornblower forced to admit?
3. About what does Hornblower wonder concerning the court martial?
4. Who comes over to the Princess?
5. Who is Prowse?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Hornblower feeling and why is that surprising to him?
2. What does Captain Meadows say about Baddlestone when Hornblower asks?
3. Why doesn't the Princess set sail immediately for England and how do the naval officers respond?
4. Describe Hornblower's leave-taking from the crew of the Hotspur.
5. What does Hornblower suggest and how is it received by Meadows and Baddlestone?
6. Describe Captain Baddlestone.
7. Describe the new commander of the Hotspur, Captain Meadows.
8. What turns out to be a real challenge for Hornblower in leaving the Hotspur and what does he do?
9. What is the purpose of the water-hoy coming alongside the Hotspur?
10. How does Hornblower learn that Baddlestone overcharged him tremendously for passage aboard the Princess?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Because this novel centers around life at sea, it is quite helpful to have a basic understanding of nautical terminology and the types of ships and their armaments that were used during the early 1800s. Discuss the following:
1. Define ten of the most commonly-used shipboard terms and discuss how those terms are used in HORNBLOWER DURING THE CRISIS.
2. What are the strengths and weaknesses of the ships used in the early 1800s? (Think perhaps about such aspects as speed, pollution, how easily repairs are made, etc...)
3. How is the British navy organized during this period (early 1800s) and how different do you think it is organized today (including how one rises in rank). (This may require some research.)
Essay Topic 2
During this era when the book takes place, if a vessel under the command of a naval officer captures another vessel from a country with whom they are warring or captures a pirate vessel, etc...the crew of the victorious vessel shares in the goods, money and value of the vessel. For example, when Meadows is describing Baddleston to Hornblower in chapter one, Meadows says he'd give up 5 years worth of prize money to have Baddleston under his command for 10 minutes. The prize money to which Meadows is referring is that discussed above. Discuss the following:
1. Why do you think the British had such a "prize" policy in place then?
2. What are the possible abuses that can arise from such a policy?
3. Why do you think this policy is eventually abandoned?
4. Do you think it fair that the English felt that any vessel of any country that showed support to France was fair game, along with the French vessels? (As did France behave the same way towards Britain's allies.)
Essay Topic 3
In "Hornblower's Temptation," Hornblower is a very young officer and is given a great deal of responsibility to manage a fairly sly prisoner. Discuss the following:
1. Do you think in the "real" world, a young officer would be given charge of a prisoner such as McCool? Why or why not?
2. What do you think it says about Hornblower's reputation that he is assigned this duty?
3. What sort of character traits do you think a man (at that time) would possess who would attain the rank of admiral, a rank only a tiny fraction of officers ever earn? Does Hornblower possess all or many of the characteristics you name? Hornblower eventually earns the rank of admiral in later books of the series. Can you see a hint of that in his behavior in Hornblower During the Crisis and "Hornblower's Tempation"?
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