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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 Hornblower's ship?

2. What does Hornblower see that motivates him to form an escape plan?

3. How old is Brown?

4. How is Admiral Leighton's victory made possible?

5. What does the Spanish warden demand?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens that stops the escapees' trip down the river?

2. How did Hornblower end up where he is at the beginning of the novel?

3. Why does Colonel Caillard come to Rosas prison? What is Caillard like as a man? How do you think Hornblower felt about the man?

4. How does Hornblower appeal to Caillard's humanity and what is Caillard's response?

5. What happens to Bush as the travel to Paris continues? Do you think people in that era were tougher than those today?

6. How do Hornblower and Brown implement an escape?

7. What happens in the first few hours after their escape? Why is the river being swift to their advantage?

8. What does Hornblower do after the men are dried and clothed and Bush is put to bed? What does the Count tell Hornblower?

9. What happens to the coach that stops travel for a while?

10. How does Hornblower decide who will travel to Paris with him? Do you think it was a good choice?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Though this novel is probably more action driven rather than character driven, obviously there are several characters who make the novel what it is. Discuss one of the following:

1. Compare/contrast Hornblower to Bush.

2. Compare/contrast Brown to Bush.

3. Compare/contrast Hornblower to Brown.

Essay Topic 2

Hornblower throughout much of novel is emotionally involved with three different women. Discuss one following:

1. Compare/contrast Hornblower's feelings about Marie versus Maria.

2. Compare/contrast Hornblower's feelings about Marie versus Lady Leighton.

3. Compare/contrast Hornblower's feelings about Maria versus Lady Leighton.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 6, over the next days the travel continues as Bush recovers; Hornblower marvels at Bush's incredible constitution. Discuss one of the following:

1. Why do you think some people survive a physical and/or emotional trauma while others with a similar experience do not?

2. Discuss and analyze the traits that would be most helpful in any severe survival situation. Discuss how each of the three men possess some or all of those traits.

3. Compare/contrast yourself to Bush as far as how you would handle the type of situation he is in up through the time of his being granted command of the Witch of Endor.

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