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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The word _______ strikes Bush's ear with special emphasis as the Captain reads.
(a) Quarrel.
(b) Death.
(c) Justice.
(d) Mutiny.

2. The run to Kingston, Jamaica would be completed in ___________________.
(a) Ten days.
(b) Less than a week.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) A week.

3. In a report given at the Court of Inquiry, it is said that Bush and his men stormed the fort with no more than _____ casualties.
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Eight.
(d) Six.

4. How much of his pay has Bush been giving his sisters since he first joined the Royal Navy?
(a) All of it.
(b) One-fourth.
(c) One-third.
(d) One-half.

5. How many years of experience does Bush have?
(a) 15.
(b) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) Less than 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. What infests the ship formerly named the Gaditana while the Spanish prisoners are on board?

2. Wellard is punished by being beaten with ______________.

3. The Captain orders _______ and _______ to report properly dressed when every watch is called.

4. Who takes command of the landing party?

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

(see the answer key)

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