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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 3, the Renown is plunging across the ________________.
(a) Pacific.
(b) Atlantic.
(c) Mediterranean.
(d) Adriatic.

2. Wellard is punished by being beaten with ______________.
(a) Captain Sawyer's silver-mounted cane.
(b) Captain Sawyer's leather strap.
(c) Mr. Booth's silver-mounted cane.
(d) Mr. Booth's whip.

3. With what is the Captain restrained?
(a) None of the answers are correct.
(b) A canvas strait-jacket leaving only his right arm out.
(c) A canvas strait-jacket leaving only his left arm out.
(d) A canvas strait-jacket leaving his legs free.

4. Who takes part in a secret meeting at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Hornblower and Bush.
(b) Hornblower, Bush, Roberts, and Buckland.
(c) Hornblower, Smith, and Bush.
(d) Hornblower, Bush, Smith, and Buckland.

5. Hornblower shows recognition that the Captain's behavior is unusual by ______________.
(a) Rolling his eyes.
(b) Flickering one eyebrow.
(c) Laughing.
(d) Muttering.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the landing on the shores of Samana Bay, Bush is _______________.

2. Who asks Hornblower, "How did the captain come to fall down the hatchway?" at the end of Chapter 8?

3. Wellard is a ____________.

4. How is the Captain's physical appearance described?

5. The surgeon's assistants are _____________.

(see the answer key)

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