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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 kind of situation is occurring in Santo Domingo?

2. __________ is the name of the servant at the Long Rooms.

3. The run to Kingston, Jamaica would be completed in ___________________.

4. During the past several years of war, Bush has only known ______ short interval(s) of leave.

5. It becomes known to the reader that Whiting ________ during the prisoners' rebellion.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Retribution, formerly known as La Gaditana.

2. What is the reward for Bush after the victory in Haiti?

3. Describe the Court of Inquiry.

4. When Colonel Ortega and his ship approach the fort, they wave a white flag and sound the trumpets. What is the point of this?

5. What is the story that Hornblower tells to Admiral Parry at the whist table when Parry says he recognizes Hornblower's name?

6. Why is Maria so upset at the news that Hornblower has been given the command of a war sloop?

7. What are Hornblower's duties after the Renown's change in command is issued at Kingston Station?

8. How is Colonel Ortega described physically?

9. What becomes of Wellard, and how is this known?

10. What is published in the "Naval Chronicle" that Hornblower recommends Bush to read?

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

The hero of a piece of fiction can be romantic or realistic or have elements of both. Who is the hero of this adventure tale, and what actions or characteristics make this character either romantic, realistic or a combination of both in his heroic actions? Discuss specific instances throughout the text.

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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