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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hornblower suffers from ________________.
(a) Seasickness.
(b) Migraine headaches.
(c) A stomach ulcer.
(d) Paranoid schizophrenia .

2. While Bush and Hornblower dine with the new Captain of the Renown, they enjoy __________________.
(a) Fresh lamb.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Crab salad.
(d) All of the answers are correct.

3. Which sailor(s) on the ship have a higher rank than Junior Lieutenant Horatio Hornblower?
(a) Bush.
(b) All of the answers are correct.
(c) Sawyer.
(d) Smith.

4. At the time of this story, _____ is in supreme control of France.
(a) Napoleon Bonaparte.
(b) Revolutionaries.
(c) French Parliament.
(d) King George II.

5. The Spanish officer with a white flag who approaches the English-taken fort is __________________.
(a) The Spanish Captain-General.
(b) Unknown.
(c) Colonel Orega.
(d) Villaneuva.

Short Answer Questions

1. The run to Kingston, Jamaica would be completed in ___________________.

2. In Bush's mind, what is the trickiest piece of work in that morning's activities?

3. Bush reflects that he moves slower than Hornblower during the landing party's attack on the fort because Bush has a ________________.

4. Who would be left on the ship to take a watch while the landing party descends to the shore of Samana Bay?

5. In a report given at the Court of Inquiry, it is said that Bush and his men stormed the fort with no more than _____ casualties.

(see the answer key)

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