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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. Who will be assisting Calder?
2. Why does Hornblower doubt the promise made to him?
3. What does Hornblower do after his testimony at the court martial?
4. Where does Hotspur run aground?
5. Why is Princess going against her course?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Hornblower learn that Baddlestone overcharged him tremendously for passage aboard the Princess?
2. What bothers Hornblower about what Baddlestone tells Hornblower?
3. How is the space allocated aboard the Princess now with so many extra men?
4. Describe Hornblower's leave-taking from the crew of the Hotspur.
5. What happens to the Hotspur?
6. What does Hornblower inform Baddlestone and what is Baddlestone's response?
7. How is Hornblower feeling and why is that surprising to him?
8. What turns out to be a real challenge for Hornblower in leaving the Hotspur and what does he do?
9. What does Baddlestone say about the strategic situation between Villeneuve's fleet and that of Nelson's fleet?
10. What is Captain Meadows' response to Captain Baddlestone's rudeness?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Loyalty is demonstrated in a number of ways, as is the lack of loyalty. Discuss the following:
1. How do you define loyalty? Is the ability and desire to be loyal an admirable trait in humans? Why or why not? What are the advantages and disadvantages of being loyal to a person? Cause? Country? Idea? What of those who are loyal to something no matter what they learn about that person, thing, ideal, country, etc... -in other words, blind loyalty.
2. Discuss and analyze Hornblower's tendency to be loyal. Is it always warranted? Wise? Earned? What situation in HORNBLOWER DURING THE CRISIS shows Hornblower's loyalty at its most ideal? Do you feel that Hornblower is a loyal British subject? What about in "Hornblower's Temptation"? Friend? Husband? Comrade? Discuss each situation.
3. Do you think McCool is truly loyal to Ireland? Why do you think he would go from the military service of one country (England) to that of military service with a country at war with the first country (France). Does McCool not feel any loyalty to his oath of service? Does he think loyalty to his oath is invalid since he is from Ireland?
4. Why do you think even as young as he is, Hornblower is able to elicit loyalty from the men on board the Princess to go fight a difficult and dangerous battle with the sailors of the French brig?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the following:
1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?
2. Analyze and discuss HORNBLOWER DURING THE CRISIS based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if it is a successful novel. Explain your rationale with specific examples.
3. Do you think the fact that HORNBLOWER DURING THE CRISIS falls within the genre of historical fiction changes the criteria upon which its success should be judged? Explain.
Essay Topic 3
During this era when the book takes place, if a vessel under the command of a naval officer captures another vessel from a country with whom they are warring or captures a pirate vessel, etc...the crew of the victorious vessel shares in the goods, money and value of the vessel. For example, when Meadows is describing Baddleston to Hornblower in chapter one, Meadows says he'd give up 5 years worth of prize money to have Baddleston under his command for 10 minutes. The prize money to which Meadows is referring is that discussed above. Discuss the following:
1. Why do you think the British had such a "prize" policy in place then?
2. What are the possible abuses that can arise from such a policy?
3. Why do you think this policy is eventually abandoned?
4. Do you think it fair that the English felt that any vessel of any country that showed support to France was fair game, along with the French vessels? (As did France behave the same way towards Britain's allies.)
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