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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 the news from the war front (April 1814) not long after Hornblower secures Rouen?

2. What does the Duchess appoint the Comte de Graçay?

3. In opposing Napoleon, what do the Comte and his followers become?

4. What does the local magistrate tell the Comte after he is captured by Napoleon's troops?

5. What news arrives to make Hornblower's plan for the militia an almost guaranteed success?

Short Essay Questions

1. Two important historical events follow soon after Hornblower's capture of Rouen. What are they? Why are they significant?

2. Who surprises Hornblower by visiting him at Le Havre? Why is this surprising?

3. What does the Mayor of Le Havre do when he meets Hornblower? Why is this significant?

4. What is LeBrun able to do to make it easier for Hornblower to secure the harbor defenses at Le Havre?

5. On the evening of Brown's marriage to his sweetheart, the Comte relays some bad news to Hornblower. What is the news and how does it affect Hornblower?

6. How does Hornblower react to Barbara's presence?

7. How does Hornblower ruin the evening for his wife at the Duke's banquet and reception? Why is this significant?

8. What does Hornblower have the English troops do at the end of the Mayor Momas' ceremony, and why is this significant?

9. With the wars end, what decision does Barbara make that puts a further strain on her relationship with Hornblower?

10. What happens to Marie at the end of the book and why is this significant?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Like most of the people in the novel, Hornblower's life is shaped by the war between France and England. Describe Hornblower's attitude towards the war throughout this book. Is he conflicted about the end of the war? Why?

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