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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hornblower do on the quarterdeck?
(a) All of the answers are correct.
(b) Entertains the men.
(c) Aids in the swabbing of the deck.
(d) Has a shower-bath.

2. Who says, "You wear your guilt on your face, Mr. Bush. I'll remember this"?
(a) Roberts.
(b) Buckland.
(c) Hornblower.
(d) Captain Sawyer.

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

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

5. What town is farther up the Bay from the battery?
(a) Savana.
(b) Havana.
(c) None of the answers are correct.
(d) Samaná.

6. When Hornblower states that he wishes they were going into action rather than running away, Bush calls him a ________________.
(a) Fire-eater.
(b) Brave man.
(c) Crazy man.
(d) Fire-brand.

7. At the beginning of Chapter 6, how many days have passed since the change in command?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

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

9. The Captain orders _______ and _______ to report properly dressed when every watch is called.
(a) Bush and Hornblower.
(b) Bush and Roberts.
(c) Bush and Wellard.
(d) Bush and Buckland.

10. At the start of Chapter 9, it is nighttime, and the weather on the beach is _______________.
(a) Cool and breezy.
(b) Hot and humid.
(c) Humid and calm.
(d) Dry and windy.

11. Finish the quote: "A ship of war manned for active service was _______."
(a) The most crowded place in the world.
(b) Not a desirable place to be.
(c) No place for the weak-hearted.
(d) The loneliest place in the world.

12. How many shipmen are killed and wounded during the H.M.S. Renown's defeat at Samaná Bay?
(a) 20 killed; 9 wounded.
(b) 9 killed; 2 wounded.
(c) 2 killed; 19 wounded.
(d) 9 killed; 20 wounded.

13. Who does Horatio request to be the messenger while off-ship?
(a) Carberry.
(b) Abbott.
(c) Whiting.
(d) Wellard.

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

15. With whom does Bush spend three weeks between employments?
(a) His mother and sisters.
(b) His brother.
(c) His mother and father.
(d) His wife.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the first to say that the Captain has been hurt?

3. What rank is Hornblower on the ship?

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

5. ________ was officer of the watch during the Captain's fall.

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