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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. Bush reflects that he moves slower than Hornblower during the landing party's attack on the fort because Bush has a ________________.

2. Who is chosen to assist the landing party leader by assuming important duties in action?

3. Who is the ship surgeon?

4. Wellard is punished by being beaten with ______________.

5. Who brings up the rear of the landing party?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe in detail Hornblower's plan for a surprise attack on the fort at Samana Bay.

2. What does Captain Sawyer order for every man after the hands haul in the weather main brace?

3. Describe how and where cannon shot is heated.

4. After Wellard notifies the four shipmen that the Captain is coming, the four men and Wellard disperse. Explain how they accomplish this task.

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

6. How is Samaná Bay described?

7. How is Horatio Hornblower described physically at the beginning of Chapter 1?

8. Describe the injuries that the Captain suffers after his fall down the hatchway.

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

10. What is Lt. Bush's responsibility during the raid on the privateers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does it become apparent to the reader that Captain Sawyer is a paranoid schizophrenic? What symptoms of this mental disorder are evident in his behaviors and speech?

Essay Topic 2

A subplot is a smaller plot that does not affect the main plot of the story. The subplot of "Lieutenant Hornblower" encompasses the last three chapters of the novel, which occur after the Court of Inquiry in Chapter 17. Describe the subplot of the final three chapters. What occurs? What is the conflict of the subplot? Is this conflict resolved at the end of the novel, or is it left open-ended?

Essay Topic 3

What is life like for the shipmen (officers, midshipmen, volunteers, etc.) and prisoners on board the H.M.S. Renown? What are the sleeping arrangements like? What do they eat? How is the hierarchy of the ship reflected in their daily functioning?

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