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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. At dinner, which officer keeps his mouth shut?
2. Why does Hornblower get angry with himself in Chapter 10?
3. When the Captain fell, he landed on his ___________.
4. To what does the 19th Article pertain?
5. The 22nd Article concerns _______________.
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is and is not on the maindeck for the Captain's reading on the 4th Sunday?
2. What is Lt. Bush's responsibility during the raid on the privateers?
3. Why might Bush be both pleased and irritated with Hornblower?
4. How do the Captain's moods seem to change throughout Chapter 2?
5. 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?
6. Describe in detail Hornblower's plan for a surprise attack on the fort at Samana Bay.
7. How does Lt. Bush categorize naval officers?
8. Describe the complicated political situation occurring in Santo Domingo.
9. What does it mean that Bush is "brought up in a hard school"?
10. What would happen if the Renown sailed into Kingston with either a success or if "she came limping in"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast Lt. Bush and Lt. Hornblower, the two main characters of "Lieutenant Hornblower." How are these two shipmen similar in their attitudes towards being in the Royal Navy? How are these two completely different? What points of view do they have in common? What points of view do they have that are different? How are they friends and how is this friendship complicated throughout the novel?
Essay Topic 2
The plot of "Lieutenant Hornblower" is event-driven. What is the sequence of events that occur throughout the novel that cause the plot to advance? How do these events change the setting, the action, the mood, and the characters' reactions? What is the climactic event of the novel that results in the resolution of the main conflict?
Essay Topic 3
Describe in detail how Bush and his men take Fort Samana which leads to the surrender of the Spanish Dons. What specifically contributes to this operation becoming a victory for the Renown? How are the officers rewarded for this victory?
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