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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 does the Duchess appoint the Comte de Graçay?
2. Where does Hornblower send the Porta Coeli as part of his plan for the militia?
3. Why is Hornblower not happy and is awkward with his wife when she visits him at Le Havre?
4. What does the local magistrate tell the Comte after he is captured by Napoleon's troops?
5. What is the news from the war front (March 1814)?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Hornblower ruin the evening for his wife at the Duke's banquet and reception? Why is this significant?
2. What does the Mayor of Le Havre do when he meets Hornblower? Why is this significant?
3. Why doesn't Hornblower go to Vienna with his wife Barbara?
4. How is Hornblower captured at the end of the book?
5. How does C. S. Forester show that the English admire and think well of Hornblower and his actions? What does this show us about Hornblower?
6. What does Hornblower come to realize about his wife and himself?
7. What does Hornblower find in Nevers?
8. What happens to Marie at the end of the book and why is this significant?
9. What is Napoleon Bonaparte's response to Le Havre's liberation? Why?
10. Why is Hornblower conflicted about going back to France?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How self-aware is Hornblower of his own character traits? Do you think Hornblower develops more fully as a character over the course of this book? How "real" of a person is he? How does he compare to characters in other novels of the period?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
How well do you think someone like Hornblower does in modern society? Is he adaptable enough? Is Hornblower the type of person who succeeds no matter what time period he lives in? Why? Why not? Support your position with examples from the book.
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