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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What rank is Bush on the ship?
(a) 5th.
(b) 2nd.
(c) 3rd.
(d) 4th.

2. Which shipman can speak and understand Spanish?
(a) Clive.
(b) Hornblower.
(c) Bush.
(d) Buckland.

3. Horatio suggests that they use a ________ from the ship to attack the far end of the bay.
(a) Thirthy-pounder.
(b) Twenty-four-pounder.
(c) Nine-pounder.
(d) Twelve-pounder.

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

5. Why does the Captain order Wellard below decks for a second time?
(a) Conspiracy.
(b) He has been misbehaving
(c) None of the answers are correct.
(d) He disobeys orders.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Smith is ranked __________.

3. Why does the Captain climb down the hatchway?

4. It had been years since Bush had seen ________, but he paid no attention to them.

5. Why does Hornblower get angry with himself in Chapter 10?

(see the answer key)

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