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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the officer on watch during the Captain's reading?
(a) Roberts.
(b) Hornblower.
(c) Bush.
(d) Buckland.

2. Which country's colors are flying at Samaná Bay's fort?
(a) France.
(b) England.
(c) Netherlands.
(d) Spain.

3. The morning after his fall, why is the Captain restrained?
(a) He attacks the doctor with pistols.
(b) He tried to kill himself.
(c) He tried to jump overboard.
(d) He had gone wild with madness.

4. What is the consequence for being caught speaking mutinously in secret?
(a) Being thrown overboard.
(b) Death by hanging.
(c) Walking the plank.
(d) Court-marshal.

5. Upon their arrival at Kingston, Buckland has an interview with _______.
(a) Admiral Lambert.
(b) King George II.
(c) Captain Cogshill.
(d) Admiral Parry.

Short Answer Questions

1. __________ is the name of the servant at the Long Rooms.

2. When Hornblower states that he wishes they were going into action rather than running away, Bush calls him a ________________.

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

4. Finish the quote: "A ship of war manned for active service was _______."

5. Hornblower becomes excited when getting glimpses of what alongside the ship?

(see the answer key)

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