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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 happens to Hales as the boats near the Papillon before the attack?

2. What is Hornblower accused of while playing the game that the sailors play while Hornblower is on shore for the first time since joining the Navy?

3. What worries Hornblower about one of his men after the attack on the Papillon?

4. What is Hornblower assigned to help with his first time back on shore after joining the Navy?

5. How old is Hornblower when he first enters the Navy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Marie Galant carrying, and why is this so shocking to Hornblower?

2. What does Hornblower do when he sees the Indefatigable coming towards the Pique?

3. Who is given command of the Marie Galant, and what is he told to do with it?

4. Where does Hornblower go to get some solitude on the ship, and who joins him sometimes?

5. What is Hornblower's part in Captain Pellew's plan to attack the Papillon?

6. What does Hornblower threaten to do when he sees something in the cable tier one night?

7. What is the duty of the Indefatigable out at sea?

8. What happens when the Pique sees the Indefatigable coming towards them and why?

9. What does the crew of the Marie Galant see as they are sailing away from their ship?

10. How does Hornblower punish himself for the mistakes he made in losing the Marie Galant?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Kitty Cobham was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence, however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if she had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 2

Many different characters in this book were persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord. What are some of these instances, and how did persuasion affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in the plot. What are some of these places, and what role did despair play in this book?

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