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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After taking an altitude reading, Hornblower says that he's never been ________________.
(a) As far north as this before.
(b) This close to the West Indies before.
(c) This far away from England before.
(d) As far south as this before.

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

3. Lieutenants are promoted through merit _______.
(a) Only when prisoners are captured.
(b) Often.
(c) Rarely.
(d) Every few years.

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

5. Since when have the British been at war?
(a) 1893.
(b) None of the answers are correct.
(c) 1693.
(d) 1793.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the ship that Lt. William Bush boards at the beginning of Chapter 1?

2. How many years of experience does Bush have?

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

4. Who gives the orders for the ship to be dispatched?

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

(see the answer key)

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