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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 comes over to the Princess?
2. What do Hornblower and Bush both desire to avoid while saying their goodbyes?
3. What is the verdict for Bush?
4. Why does Hornblower doubt the promise made to him?
5. What does Hornblower do after his testimony at the court martial?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Captain Baddlestone.
2. Describe Hornblower's part in Meadows' court martial.
3. What are Hornblower's quarters like aboard the Princess?
4. How is Hornblower feeling and why is that surprising to him?
5. About what does Hornblower muse?
6. Who arrives at the Princess within a few hours after Baddlestone announces the results and why are they there?
7. Why doesn't the Princess set sail immediately for England and how do the naval officers respond?
8. What does Captain Meadows say about Baddlestone when Hornblower asks?
9. What happens to the Hotspur?
10. What are Hornblower's thoughts about the Hotspur as the Princess pulls away from the other vessel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Hornblower is a man who, for the most part, "plays by the book." Several of the men Hornblower encounters during the course of Hornblower During the Crisis do not play by the book. Discuss the following:
1. Baddlestone is surly and abusive towards the English naval officers knowing he cannot be pressed into service. Additionally, Baddlestone extorts money from Hornblower who does not know the navy's rates for passage aboard the Princess. Do you think Hornblower admires Baddlestone? Finds him despicable? A combination of both? Why do you think Baddlestone is willing to listen to a Hornblower in getting out of the situation with the French brig?
2. McCool also does not play by the rules. How do you think Hornblower views McCool's actions? Do you think Hornblower wishes he had more passion for something as McCool does? Do you think Hornblower is passionate enough to die for his beliefs as McCool does? Why or why not.
3. Hornblower "plays by the book" in choosing not to keep the money from McCool's trunk. Do you think this is admirable? Do you think you'd play by the book in the same situation? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Most protagonists are a mixture of admirable traits and character flaws, and Horatio Hornblower is no exception. Hornblower's legendary powers of reasoning is juxtaposed with his nervousness and internalized self-doubt. Discuss the following:
1. Trace and analyze situations when Hornblower demonstrates his powers of reasoning and ability to act in a crisis. Give specific examples to illustrate your analysis. Are Hornblower's strengths apparent in each of the three stories?
2. Trace and analyze Hornblower's character flaws, especially his nervousness and self-doubt, offering specific examples of these flaws in your discussion. Are these flaws apparent in each of the three stories?
3. Compare the young Hornblower from Horn to the older Hornblower in HORNBLOWER DURING THE CRISIS to the elderly Hornblower in "The Last Encounter." How are they alike? What traits are apparent in each selection? How has Hornblower matured?
Essay Topic 3
C. S. Forester often uses historical events and facts around which to weave his work of fiction. Discuss the following:
1. Do you think this book qualifies as an historical fiction? Why or why not?
2. If much of the events in the book are historical, what surprises you about the way the events play out?
3. Do you think the culture of that era is more or less advanced than you imagined? Explain.
4. Would you enjoy living in this era? Why or why not.
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