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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Finish this quote from the text: "And sea and surf and beach seemed to be _______."
(a) Ablaze.
(b) Awake.
(c) Afire.
(d) Aware.

2. Which marine sprains his ankle during the climb?
(a) Abbott.
(b) Whiting.
(c) Saddler.
(d) Chapman.

3. After their retreat, what is Hornblower's proposed plan?
(a) Sail on to Jamaica.
(b) Go back to England.
(c) Storm the fort in a surprise attack the next night.
(d) Storm the fort in a surprise attack that very night.

4. Bush describes Hornblower's gait as being _______ from his overflowing energy.
(a) Bumbling.
(b) Unsteady.
(c) Awkward.
(d) Furious.

5. Both Bush and Hornblower have _______ for breakfast after they have successfully taken the fort.
(a) Biscuits.
(b) Water.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Coffee.

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

7. Half the ________ trade comes up through the Bay.
(a) West Indies.
(b) World.
(c) Carribbean.
(d) French.

8. Each cannon shot weighs _______________.
(a) None of the answers are correct.
(b) 24 pounds.
(c) 12 pounds.
(d) 8 pounds.

9. With what is the Captain restrained?
(a) A canvas strait-jacket leaving only his right arm out.
(b) None of the answers are correct.
(c) A canvas strait-jacket leaving his legs free.
(d) A canvas strait-jacket leaving only his left arm out.

10. Because of one of the lieutenants' deaths, Bush becomes elevated to the rank of ______________.
(a) 1st Lieutenant.
(b) 2nd Lieutenant.
(c) Junior Lieutenant.
(d) Captain.

11. Who is the first to say that the Captain has been hurt?
(a) Wellard.
(b) Whiting.
(c) Hornblower.
(d) Bush.

12. What is the name of the island that is the new destination of the ship?
(a) Haiti.
(b) All of the answers are correct.
(c) Hispaniola.
(d) Santo Domingo.

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

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

15. Who is chosen to assist the landing party leader by assuming important duties in action?
(a) Smith.
(b) Bush.
(c) Wellard.
(d) Hornblower.

Short Answer Questions

1. In his opinion, it is not proper for Bush to feel what for Hornblower, a junior officer?

2. Who can be excused from church services according to the tolerant Admiralty?

3. What is the known destination of the ship?

4. The morning after his fall, why is the Captain restrained?

5. Hornblower suffers from ________________.

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