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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the ship's original course altered once the new orders are given?
(a) Two points, steering northeast.
(b) Two points, steering southeast.
(c) Two points, steering northwest.
(d) Two points, steering southwest.

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

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

4. Which items are locked in the Captain's desk?
(a) Secret orders.
(b) Letters.
(c) Journals.
(d) Bottles of rum.

5. The 22nd Article concerns _______________.
(a) Consequences of quarreling with a superior officer.
(b) Consequences of mutiny.
(c) Treatment of prisoners.
(d) Consequences of spying.

Short Answer Questions

1. In regards to Hornblower's illness, Bush says _______________.

2. At dinner, which officer keeps his mouth shut?

3. How many years experience does Buckland have as an officer in the Royal Navy?

4. At the start of Chapter 9, it is nighttime, and the weather on the beach is _______________.

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

(see the answer key)

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