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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. As part of Lebrun's scheme, what is Hornblower's task?
2. Who is Horatio Hornblower married to?
3. Why is Hornblower's assignment regarding the Flame particularly difficult?
4. What is typical of a crew's share of the prize money from a captured enemy ship?
5. What does Hornblower have for dinner on the Porta Coeli?
Short Essay Questions
1. After the fighting, how many ships does Hornblower end up with and what does he do with them?
2. What happens to show Hornblower that the French may be just as tired of the war as the English?
3. What is the point of showing Hornblower's daily bathing ritual?
4. How does C. S. Forester show that Hornblower has the "common touch" in his interactions with men?
5. What does Hornblower's plan to deal with mutineers depend on?
6. Other than the prize money, why does Hornblower want to capture the French East India ship?
7. What does Hornblower think of the war and why is this rather ironic?
8. What does Hornblower do to make the ships even more alike?
9. How does C. S. Forester show Hornblower's resourcefulness?
10. What happens to some of the other mutineers from the Flame?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
A number of characters die in this book, including Hornblower's mistress and his best friend. Why do you think C. S. Forester kills off these characters?
Essay Topic 2
What are conditions like for the common sailor in the 19th century? What are the pluses and minuses? Based on C. S. Forester's depiction, is being a sailor a good career choice? Why? Why not?
Essay Topic 3
Hornblower seems to be the only person in the book who is sympathetic to the plight of the mutineers. Why do you think this is the case? What motivates Hornblower to pardon and commute their sentences?
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