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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which marine sprains his ankle during the climb?
(a) Saddler.
(b) Abbott.
(c) Whiting.
(d) Chapman.

2. Which items are locked in the Captain's desk?
(a) Journals.
(b) Letters.
(c) Secret orders.
(d) Bottles of rum.

3. What does Bush not tolerate?
(a) Seasick shipmen.
(b) Mutiny.
(c) Cowardice.
(d) Liars.

4. When asked how the Captain fell down the hatchway, Hornblower replies _______________.
(a) "I think he must have overbalanced."
(b) "I think he tripped on the ladder."
(c) I do not know, sir."
(d) "Someone must have pushed him."

5. Who gives the orders for the ship to be dispatched?
(a) Lords of the Admiralty.
(b) King George II.
(c) Captain Sawyer.
(d) The Cabinet.

Short Answer Questions

1. The morning after his fall, why is the Captain restrained?

2. It had been years since Bush had seen ________, but he paid no attention to them.

3. With what is the Captain restrained?

4. Why does Bush halt for 15 minutes?

5. Who speaks in a squeaky voice?

(see the answer key)

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