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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 type of ship is the Flame?

2. What do the crew of the Flame say in the letter they send to the Admiralty?

3. Who is Lebrun?

4. What else does Hornblower do to make his plan with the Porta Coeli masquerade work?

5. How does Hornblower remember Lieutenant Augustine Chadwick?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Captain Bush react to Captain Freeman's talent for reading fortunes?

5. How does C. S. Forester show that Hornblower has the "common touch" in his interactions with men?

6. What type of deal is offered to Hornblower on behalf of the Mayor of Le Havre? Why?

7. Being a sailor is dangerous and hard work, what do sailors expect in terms of monetary rewards?

8. At the beginning of the book, what is Hornblower's relationship with his wife like? How does C. S. Forester show this?

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

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

Describe how Hornblower's feelings towards his wife change throughout this book. How much of this is due to Barbara and how much is it due to Hornblower's own intimacy issues?

Essay Topic 2

What are the characteristics of a good leader? Compare the captains in this book: Bush, Freeman and Chadwick. Are they good leaders or not? What about the Comte and the Duke and Duchess of d'Angoulême?

Essay Topic 3

How important is social standing in the 19th century? Does Hornblower do as well in his career if he is born a peer? Does he do better?

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