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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long is the bronze gun that the men are lifting?
(a) 12 feet.
(b) 6 feet.
(c) 10 feet.
(d) 8 feet.

3. In his opinion, it is not proper for Bush to feel what for Hornblower, a junior officer?
(a) All of the answers are correct.
(b) Pity.
(c) Any admiration or even respect.
(d) Friendship.

4. At each corner of the fort there is a small ________.
(a) Tower.
(b) Flag.
(c) Battery.
(d) Bastion.

5. Hornblower shows recognition that the Captain's behavior is unusual by ______________.
(a) Laughing.
(b) Rolling his eyes.
(c) Flickering one eyebrow.
(d) Muttering.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many prisoners does Hornblower take at the main gate on the other side of the fort from Bush?

2. Who asks Hornblower, "How did the captain come to fall down the hatchway?" at the end of Chapter 8?

3. The HMS Renown has ______ guns.

4. The women prisoners on board the ship are kept on the _______________.

5. Carberry is the master of the ship, which means he is the officer charged with the _____________.

(see the answer key)

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