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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. To what does the 19th Article pertain?
2. In regards to Hornblower's illness, Bush says _______________.
3. What does Hornblower suggest that the landing party take with them to scale walls of the fort, if need be?
4. When asked how the Captain fell down the hatchway, Hornblower replies _______________.
5. After the landing on the shores of Samana Bay, Bush is _______________.
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the long swell of the Atlantic described as a man at the beginning of Chapter 9?
2. Describe the breakfast that the shipmen have at the beginning of Chapter 5.
3. What is the view like from inside the fort once Bush and his men take one of the entrances?
4. What does Captain Sawyer order for every man after the hands haul in the weather main brace?
5. Describe the complicated political situation occurring in Santo Domingo.
6. Even though the Captain has been declared unfit for command and is sequestered in his cabin, at the end of Chapter 6, how is fear of the Captain still a living force on the ship?
7. What does it mean that Bush is "brought up in a hard school"?
8. Why do the half-dozen ship's boys scatter sand on the deck prior to the ship's raid on the fort?
9. Who is and is not on the maindeck for the Captain's reading on the 4th Sunday?
10. What is Bush puzzled and anxious about in regards to Hornblower?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Mutiny is a constant subject, whether actively discussed or as a silent presence haunting the men throughout "Lieutenant Hornblower." How is there a conflict between the officers/shipmen of the Renown and the idea of mutiny? How is this conflict between the men and mutiny resolved?
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
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?
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