View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Horatio Hornblower married to?

2. What does Lord St. Vincent tell Hornblower?

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

4. What is the name of the French gunboat that Hornblower boards in the fight at Le Havre?

5. What happens as the Porta Coeli sights the Flame?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hornblower do with Lieutenant Chadwick, the one who loses control of the Flame through mutiny?

2. What does the Admiralty do on Hornblower's news of the Flame and the possible surrender of Le Havre?

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

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

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

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

7. How does C. S. Forester quickly establish Hornblower's rank and importance?

8. Why does C. S. Forester make Hornblower prone to seasickness?

9. Why is suppressing the mutineers particularly difficult for Hornblower?

10. What is the point of showing Hornblower's daily bathing ritual?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does C. S. Forester use historical figures and events in his books? How accurate are his depictions?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

How does C. S. Forester use Hornblower's actions to reveal his character? List some examples.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 637 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample