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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. Which items are locked in the Captain's desk?

2. In his opinion, it is not proper for Bush to feel what for Hornblower, a junior officer?

3. Who is the officer on watch during the Captain's reading?

4. With whom does Bush spend three weeks between employments?

5. Wellard is punished by being beaten with ______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the Captain target Wellard during his tirades of conspiracy?

2. What is the view like from inside the fort once Bush and his men take one of the entrances?

3. What would happen if the Renown sailed into Kingston with either a success or if "she came limping in"?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 10, what is the signal to the Renown that the fort is in English hands?

5. How does the author negatively characterize Buckland in Chapter 8?

6. Why does the Captain have Wellard whipped?

7. How is Samaná Bay described?

8. What factors lead to the H.M.S. Renown's defeat at Samaná Bay?

9. What are the four shipmen discussing on the darkened lower gun deck at the beginning of Chapter 4?

10. Phosphorescence is ________________.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the story resolved at the end of Chapter 20? Are all the loose ends tied up? Are all of the questions answered? What effect does the introduction of the female character, Maria, have to the ending of the story? Based on the way the novel is ended, would you as the reader wish to continue reading the series or are you satisfied with the way it ends?

Essay Topic 2

What is the importance of studying an author's biography prior to delving into a novel written by that same author? What do you learn about C.S. Forester that makes your reading of "Lieutenant Hornblower" more interesting, more informed, or more complicated? Is this is a useful research tool when starting to read a novel? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Identify all of the conflicts throughout "Lieutenant Hornblower." Remember that the different kinds of conflict include: person versus person, person versus nature, and person versus self. How do these conflicts reveal character development? How are these conflicts resolved?

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