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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Captain Sawyer's attitude when he looks around the quarterdeck for the first time revolves around ______________.
(a) Anger.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Suspicion.
(d) Annoyance.

2. What is the name of the island that is the new destination of the ship?
(a) Hispaniola.
(b) All of the answers are correct.
(c) Haiti.
(d) Santo Domingo.

3. What is the known destination of the ship?
(a) The West Indies.
(b) The Netherlands.
(c) France.
(d) Spain.

4. ________ takes over the charge of the boats after one of the lieutenants dies.
(a) James.
(b) Wellard.
(c) Bush.
(d) Hornblower.

5. At the end of Chapter 6, what is still "a living force in the ship"?
(a) Fear of the Captain.
(b) Fear of starvation.
(c) Fear of mutiny.
(d) Fear of Yellow Fever.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Bush spend three weeks between employments?

2. When Hornblower states that he wishes they were going into action rather than running away, Bush calls him a ________________.

3. How many times is Wellard beaten in total on this day?

4. Which sailor(s) on the ship have a higher rank than Junior Lieutenant Horatio Hornblower?

5. How many years of experience does Bush have?

(see the answer key)

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