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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After their retreat, what is Hornblower's proposed plan?
(a) Storm the fort in a surprise attack the next night.
(b) Go back to England.
(c) Storm the fort in a surprise attack that very night.
(d) Sail on to Jamaica.

2. The night after the British take the fort, how many hours of sleep does Bush get to sleep before taking the morning watch?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 6 hours.
(c) 4 hours.
(d) 8 hours.

3. What is found in the Captain's locked desk?
(a) Letters.
(b) Orders.
(c) Journals.
(d) Bottles of rum.

4. Hornblower suffers from ________________.
(a) Seasickness.
(b) Migraine headaches.
(c) Paranoid schizophrenia .
(d) A stomach ulcer.

5. With what is the Captain restrained?
(a) A canvas strait-jacket leaving only his left arm out.
(b) None of the answers are correct.
(c) A canvas strait-jacket leaving only his right arm out.
(d) A canvas strait-jacket leaving his legs free.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Horatio request to be the messenger while off-ship?

2. While Bush fights off revolting Spanish prisoners, he is wounded _____ times and requires _____ stitches to secure the wounds.

3. Hornblower becomes excited when getting glimpses of what alongside the ship?

4. Who would be left on the ship to take a watch while the landing party descends to the shore of Samana Bay?

5. Who is the first to say that the Captain has been hurt?

(see the answer key)

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