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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says of Wellard, "He knows nothing, sir. He doesn't know the bobstay from the spanker-boom."?
(a) Buckland.
(b) Bush.
(c) Mr. Booth.
(d) Hornblower.

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

3. Who makes a written statement about the Captain's fall?
(a) Wellard.
(b) Hornblower.
(c) Bush.
(d) Corporal Greenwood.

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

5. When does the Corporal of the Guard relieve the sentry outside the Captain's door?
(a) None of the answers are correct.
(b) Six bells.
(c) Two bells.
(d) Four bells.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the known destination of the ship?

2. How is the Captain's physical appearance described?

3. How many minutes does the Captain give Mr. Lomax to deliver spirits to all the men?

4. What does the phrase, "rope yarn Sunday" mean when the Captain declares it after his reading?

5. After three days at sea, Bush knows he feels what?

(see the answer key)

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