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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 are all midshipmen trained NOT to do?

2. Horatio proposes that the landing party be made of ______________.

3. Who is the ship surgeon?

4. What does Bush not tolerate?

5. The number of shipmen in the crews that secure the lower deck guns totaled _____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Bush puzzled and anxious about in regards to Hornblower?

2. What does it mean that Bush is "brought up in a hard school"?

3. What are the specific commission dates for the Lieutenants Bush, Hornblower, and Smith?

4. Describe the complicated political situation occurring in Santo Domingo.

5. What dangers await the Renown in the West Indies?

6. Describe how and where cannon shot is heated.

7. How do the Captain's moods seem to change throughout Chapter 2?

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

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

10. Describe Hornblower's shower-bath that takes place on the quarterdeck.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describing style is an element of reading fiction that notes the importance of language usage, narration, and point of view, i.e. dialogue, personification, imagery, suspense and humor. What is C.S. Forester's style throughout "Lieutenant Hornblower"? Use specific examples from the text to support your claim.

Essay Topic 2

How is the relationship between Bush and Hornblower different once the two officers reunite in Portsmouth? How are their behaviors different towards one another in contrast to how they communicated while on the Renown? How have the men changed since their time together on the Renown? Why is this change significant to acknowledge?

Essay Topic 3

Since this novel is written from the perspective of Lt. Bush, all that we know of Hornblower is through Bush's eyes. Of the two, who is the most likely protagonist of the story, Bush or Hornblower? Why?

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