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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 Hornblower want to control aboard the Sutherland?

2. How do the military men aboard the Sutherland feel about the Indiamen's crew's work ethic?

3. How does the Sutherland react to the two French luggers?

4. Why does Hornblower think Barbara may have married Leighton?

5. Why do criminals join the Royal Navy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hornblower capture from the Spanish fortress?

2. What is worrisome about the Indiamen ships' signals?

3. What makes Hornblower nervous about his dinner with the Leightons in Chapter 3?

4. What is Hornblower's first impression of the Boltons?

5. What happens when Bolton and Hornblower have dinner in Chapter 9?

6. What worries from home does Hornblower take with him onto the Sutherland?

7. What does Hornblower complain about in Chapter 6?

8. What happens when Maria brings up Barbara during her walk home with Hornblower in Chapter 4?

9. How does Hornblower react after the French lugger attack, and why?

10. How does Hornblower feel about having women on his ship?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe how the narrator delivers the plot of this novel. Choose three elements that define the narrator's style and explore each in terms of their effectiveness.

Essay Topic 2

How are the ocean and other waterways characters in this novel? How are they characterized? How are they developed? What role do they play in developing the other characters and moving the plot forward?

Essay Topic 3

Choose the three main concerns Hornblower has about his work under Leighton. Describe each and how the concerns came to be, how they developed, and how they were resolved or not resolved. What do Hornblower's concerns reveal about him?

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