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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 does Lieutenant Freeman offer to do for the other captains?

2. How does the Porta Coeli crew react to Hornblower's news about the mutiny on the Flame?

3. Who is among the reinforcements that Admiral Pellew sends?

4. Just before he meets the Flame's crew, what is Hornblower's plan? What is he going to do with the Flame's crew?

5. What does Lebrun tell Hornblower about the sentiments of the Mayor and other prominent citizens of Le Havre?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hornblower think of the war and why is this rather ironic?

2. Hornblower is surprised after speaking with the leader of the mutineers, why?

3. What is Hornblower supposed to do with the mutineers? Why is this important?

4. What is Horatio Hornblower's state of mind at the beginning of the book? Why is he feeling this way?

5. What does LeBrun tell Hornblower about the latest imperial dispatches from Paris? What does this news suggest about the war?

6. Hornblower thinks the mutineers are mistreated, but he still suppresses the mutiny, why?

7. What happens to some of the other mutineers from the Flame?

8. What does Hornblower think of Captain Bush's reaction to Freeman's fortune-telling abilities?

9. What does Hornblower's plan to deal with mutineers depend on?

10. In addition to his rank, Hornblower is also well-connected through other ways, how?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

C. S. Forester does not make Hornblower perfect. What are some of his flaws? Why does Hornblower have flaws?

Essay Topic 2

What does Captain Freeman's fortune telling episode tell us about the Captains: Freeman, Hornblower, Bush, and Howard? What does it tell us about Hornblower?

Essay Topic 3

How well do you think someone like Hornblower does in modern society? Is he adaptable enough? Is Hornblower the type of person who succeeds no matter what time period he lives in? Why? Why not? Support your position with examples from the book.

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