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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which shipman takes an axe to the fort's wooden door?
(a) Abbott.
(b) Silk.
(c) Whiting.
(d) Bush.

3. Bush describes Hornblower's gait as being _______ from his overflowing energy.
(a) Awkward.
(b) Bumbling.
(c) Unsteady.
(d) Furious.

4. How many prisoners does Hornblower take at the main gate on the other side of the fort from Bush?
(a) 44.
(b) 40.
(c) 24.
(d) 14.

5. Who gives the orders for the ship to be dispatched?
(a) Lords of the Admiralty.
(b) King George II.
(c) The Cabinet.
(d) Captain Sawyer.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The ship's surgeon has to administer a heavy dose of _______ to set the Captain's fractured nose.

4. Hornblower shows recognition that the Captain's behavior is unusual by ______________.

5. What role does Whiting have?

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