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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. Why is Hornblower not able to speak with Maria?

2. What is the office held by the man replacing Pellew as Hornblower's commander?

3. What does Hornblower reminisce about during the storms?

4. What startles Hornblower about Grimes's replacement?

5. What does Hornblower make his crew train in during the Winter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do three red lights on a French ship mean?

2. Why is Hornblower unable to re-provision his ship when he was meant to?

3. What does the crew of the Hotspur have to endure while living on shortened rations of water?

4. What begins to happen to Hornblower's appearance when he has been at sea for six months?

5. What does Hornblower think about during the storms, and why?

6. What kind of ships does Napoleon allow into his armada?

7. How does Hornblower feel about domestic life?

8. How does Hornblower word his experience at the semaphore, and why?

9. What does Doughty make for Hornblower on his first day in his service?

10. Who is Hornblower's visitor while in Cadiz, and what do they discuss?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Hornblower change in his ideas about domestic life throughout this book, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 2

Which character do you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How does this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 3

This book takes place in different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affect the course of the plot. Why might Forester have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

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