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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The landlady's daughter's name is ___________________.
(a) Maria.
(b) Miriam.
(c) Mary.
(d) Marian.

3. __________ is the name of the servant at the Long Rooms.
(a) Stubbins.
(b) Jeeves.
(c) Cheeves.
(d) Jenkins.

4. Who says, "No peace for the wicked"?
(a) Buckland.
(b) Bush.
(c) Whiting.
(d) Hornblower.

5. While Bush is organizing the men to lift the cannon up the hill, he notes to himself that marines are _________________.
(a) Useful in their own ways.
(b) Unnecessary.
(c) A necessary evil.
(d) Dumb animals, liable to tire.

6. During the Court of Inquiry, Buckland is what?
(a) Pale and unhappy.
(b) Unhappy and tired.
(c) Emotionless and tired.
(d) Pale and tired.

7. What colors are the Spanish officers' uniforms?
(a) Green and white.
(b) Blue and gold.
(c) Blue and white.
(d) White and gold.

8. Admiral Lambert renames La Gaditana the ________.
(a) Conquerer.
(b) Renegade.
(c) Clara.
(d) Retribution.

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

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

11. How many men does Hornblower bring with him to aid the Renown during the prisoner rebellion?
(a) 30 marines.
(b) 30 seamen.
(c) 30 seamen and 30 marines.
(d) None of the answers are correct.

12. How many marines from the fort does Hornblower send to assist Bush?
(a) 30.
(b) 20.
(c) 40.
(d) None of the answers are correct.

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

14. What kind of situation is occurring in Santo Domingo?
(a) Racial rebellion.
(b) Complicated political situation.
(c) Political upheaval.
(d) Disaster brewing.

15. How does Colonel Ortega try to scare the British from staying at the Spanish fort?
(a) He brings up yellow fever.
(b) He says they will be cursed if they stay.
(c) He says the blacks will attack the fort.
(d) He threatens with a Spanish invasion.

Short Answer Questions

1. It becomes known to the reader that Whiting ________ during the prisoners' rebellion.

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

3. _______ is killed by Spanish prisoners during their violent revolt on the Renown.

4. What does Hornblower do while at the Long Rooms?

5. What is the first concern of the previously-mentioned Spanish officer?

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