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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 the French fleet arrive?
2. What do the naval officers do as they become restless?
3. What frightens Hornblower about getting on the Princess?
4. What kind of ship is it that they see?
5. What does Hornblower examine aboard the Princess?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the interaction between Bush and Hornblower when Bush comes to tell Hornblower the water hoy has arrived.
2. How is Hornblower feeling and why is that surprising to him?
3. How is the space allocated aboard the Princess now with so many extra men?
4. How do the English plan on destroying Villeneuve's fleet?
5. About what does Hornblower muse?
6. How does Hornblower learn that Baddlestone overcharged him tremendously for passage aboard the Princess?
7. What happens when Captain Meadows begins to read his orders of command and what does Bush do?
8. What does the lookout spy and what becomes obvious to those aboard the Princess?
9. What does Hornblower suggest and how is it received by Meadows and Baddlestone?
10. What is the outcome of Meadows' court martial?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss one of the following:
1. Define irony in literary terms. Discuss the irony of the situation with Hornblower providing transportation to Napoleon III in "The Last Encounter."
2. Define symbolism in literary terms. Discuss the use of and meaning of Captain Baddlestone's name, Hornblower's name, the weighted packet, the vessel named Princess...and three other symbols you choose to analyze.
3. Discuss the use of foreshadowing in literature. What is the purpose of foreshadowing? Cite 3 examples of foreshadowing and how it is used to indicate events to come in the Hornblower During Crisis, "Hornblower's Temptation, and "The Last Encounter."
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
C. S. Forester often uses historical events and facts around which to weave his work of fiction. Discuss the following:
1. Do you think this book qualifies as an historical fiction? Why or why not?
2. If much of the events in the book are historical, what surprises you about the way the events play out?
3. Do you think the culture of that era is more or less advanced than you imagined? Explain.
4. Would you enjoy living in this era? Why or why not.
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