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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the ship that Lt. William Bush boards at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Conquerer.
(b) Clara.
(c) Renown.
(d) Retribution.

2. Why does the Captain climb down the hatchway?
(a) To catch the mutineers.
(b) To get some exercise.
(c) To follow Wellard.
(d) To secure some more rum.

3. The surgeon's assistants are _____________.
(a) Coleman and Pierce.
(b) Hobbs and Pierce.
(c) None of the answers are correct.
(d) Coleman and Booth.

4. The morning after his fall, why is the Captain restrained?
(a) He tried to jump overboard.
(b) He had gone wild with madness.
(c) He tried to kill himself.
(d) He attacks the doctor with pistols.

5. With whom does Bush spend three weeks between employments?
(a) His wife.
(b) His mother and father.
(c) His mother and sisters.
(d) His brother.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Mr. Lomax is ______________.

3. Who says of Wellard, "He knows nothing, sir. He doesn't know the bobstay from the spanker-boom."?

4. Which items are locked in the Captain's desk?

5. Why does the Captain order Wellard below decks for a second time?

(see the answer key)

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