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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The night after the British take the fort, how many hours of sleep does Bush get to sleep before taking the morning watch?
(a) 6 hours.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 8 hours.
(d) 4 hours.

2. How many prisoners does Hornblower take at the main gate on the other side of the fort from Bush?
(a) 40.
(b) 14.
(c) 24.
(d) 44.

3. At the start of Chapter 9, it is nighttime, and the weather on the beach is _______________.
(a) Dry and windy.
(b) Cool and breezy.
(c) Humid and calm.
(d) Hot and humid.

4. After three days at sea, Bush knows he feels what?
(a) Dissatisfied and worried.
(b) Out of place.
(c) Confused.
(d) Lonely.

5. The 22nd Article concerns _______________.
(a) Treatment of prisoners.
(b) Consequences of spying.
(c) Consequences of mutiny.
(d) Consequences of quarreling with a superior officer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the ship surgeon?

2. What town is farther up the Bay from the battery?

3. It becomes known to the reader that Whiting ________ during the prisoners' rebellion.

4. The women prisoners on board the ship are kept on the _______________.

5. How many men does Hornblower bring with him to aid the Renown during the prisoner rebellion?

(see the answer key)

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