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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Hornblower say while watching an enemy ship being consumed by fire?
(a) "Nasty sight."
(b) "Ahoy, there!"
(c) "Good riddance."
(d) "Brilliant!"

3. The morning after the Captain's fall, the surgeon says that the Captain is _______________.
(a) Not fit for duty.
(b) Weak.
(c) All of the answers are correct.
(d) Insensible.

4. Why does Hornblower get angry with himself in Chapter 10?
(a) Hornblower's men failed at hitting the first schooner.
(b) Hornblower let the shot get too hot in the furnace.
(c) Hornblower yelled at his men.
(d) Hornblower hadn't eaten breakfast and was hungry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who makes a written statement about the Captain's fall?

2. Half the ________ trade comes up through the Bay.

3. Buckland, as acting Captain, seems to be quite ______________.

4. Who becomes the new Captain of the Renown?

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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