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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 is a chasse-marée?
2. What does Hornblower tell the crew of the Porta Coeli, just before meeting up with the Flame?
3. Where is Hornblower at the beginning of the book?
4. What does Hornblower do with Sweet's body?
5. What does Lord St. Vincent tell Hornblower?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does C. S. Forester quickly establish Hornblower's rank and importance?
2. Captain Freeman offers to read Hornblower's fortune using tarot cards. What does he see and how does Hornblower react? Why does C. S. Forester include this scene in the book?
3. What does Hornblower's plan to deal with mutineers depend on?
4. Why is suppressing the mutineers particularly difficult for Hornblower?
5. What does the Admiralty do on Hornblower's news of the Flame and the possible surrender of Le Havre?
6. What does Hornblower think of Captain Bush's reaction to Freeman's fortune-telling abilities?
7. What is Hornblower's attitude towards the mutineers?
8. How does C. S. Forester show Hornblower's resourcefulness?
9. What does Hornblower think of the war and why is this rather ironic?
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 wrote this book in the 20th century about people and events in the 19th century. How does C. S. Forester use language to give life to the period? Is he successful?
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the typical conditions on a British ship of the line as experienced by a seaman and an officer. Why are things so different? How much of this can be attributed to class inequality?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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