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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Most of the Captain's injuries are to his _______________.
(a) Head.
(b) Legs.
(c) Back.
(d) Chest.

2. Admiral Lambert renames La Gaditana the ________.
(a) Renegade.
(b) Clara.
(c) Retribution.
(d) Conquerer.

3. Both Bush and Hornblower have _______ for breakfast after they have successfully taken the fort.
(a) Water.
(b) Biscuits.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Coffee.

4. In his opinion, it is not proper for Bush to feel what for Hornblower, a junior officer?
(a) Friendship.
(b) Pity.
(c) All of the answers are correct.
(d) Any admiration or even respect.

5. What do Bush and Hornblower have to share?
(a) A canteen.
(b) A map.
(c) A telescope.
(d) Breakfast.

Short Answer Questions

1. The ship's surgeon has to administer a heavy dose of _______ to set the Captain's fractured nose.

2. At the end of Chapter 10, how many of the privateers' schooners are destroyed?

3. Each cannon shot weighs _______________.

4. The morning after the Captain's fall, the surgeon says that the Captain is _______________.

5. Bush reflects that he moves slower than Hornblower during the landing party's attack on the fort because Bush has a ________________.

(see the answer key)

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