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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 irritates Hornblower about his wife after their marriage?

2. Who leads the marines after Cotard gets safely on shore?

3. What kind of ship is the Loire?

4. Why did Hornblower not put personal stores in place for himself?

5. Where does the semaphore operator live?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the semaphore?

2. What is Hornblower called to do shortly after his wedding celebration begins?

3. What do the Loire and Hotspur do when they pass each other for the first time?

4. What does Cornwallis say about the treaty, and what does he plan to do in response to this?

5. What does Hornblower do before opening his commands from Cornwallis?

6. How is Hornblower as the most junior leader is treated when he dines with the other leaders?

7. How does Bush feel when Hornblower knows all about the Loire in the Brest harbor?

8. Why does Hornblower not have much in his own personal stores on the ship?

9. Why is Grimes so afraid of Hornblower?

10. What does Hornblower need to make his plan to destroy the semaphore successful?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many events in this book are historical and are only slightly fictionalized to include Hornblower in them. What are some of these events, and how does knowing they are real history change the tone and feeling of these scenes.

Essay Topic 2

Despair is a theme that appears in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role does despair play in this novel?

Essay Topic 3

Valor is a theme of this book that is very important to many of the characters involved. Where does this theme of valor present itself and how do these occurrences affect the characters involved in those scenes?

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