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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Bush determine about Hornblower after their discussion?
(a) Hornblower was a very misguided young officer.
(b) Hornblower was a very promising young officer.
(c) Hornblower was a whippersnapper of an officer.
(d) Hornblower was a very brilliant young officer.

3. At dinner, which officer keeps his mouth shut?
(a) Carberry.
(b) Buckland.
(c) Roberts.
(d) Hornblower.

4. Why does Bush halt for 15 minutes?
(a) He was annoyed with them.
(b) They needed to take a rest.
(c) There was cattle up ahead.
(d) None of the answers are correct.

5. What does the phrase, "rope yarn Sunday" mean when the Captain declares it after his reading?
(a) The men would tie ropes all Sunday.
(b) The men would be punished for being idle.
(c) The men would spend the rest of the day in idleness.
(d) The men would drink rum all afternoon.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Finish this quote from the text: "And sea and surf and beach seemed to be _______."

3. How does Colonel Ortega try to scare the British from staying at the Spanish fort?

4. While discussing their plans for the Spanish, Buckland tells Hornblower that he talks like a __________________.

5. What does the Captain read to the ship's company on the fourth Sunday of every month?

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