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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While Bush fights off revolting Spanish prisoners, he is wounded _____ times and requires _____ stitches to secure the wounds.
(a) 9; 53.
(b) 9; 35.
(c) 11; 53.
(d) 11; 35.

2. Who does Admiral Parry bring with him to the game tables at Long Rooms?
(a) A Flag Lieutenant.
(b) A Colonel of the Infantry.
(c) All of the answers are correct.
(d) Admiral Lambert.

3. _____ is made commander of the ship formerly named La Gaditana.
(a) Buckland.
(b) Hornblower.
(c) Bush.
(d) Smith.

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

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

6. What infests the ship formerly named the Gaditana while the Spanish prisoners are on board?
(a) Fleas, lice, and bedbugs.
(b) All of the answers are correct.
(c) Rats.
(d) Cockroaches.

7. How long is the bronze gun that the men are lifting?
(a) 6 feet.
(b) 8 feet.
(c) 10 feet.
(d) 12 feet.

8. The peace-time Navy employs only ____ of the lieutenants who were employed in war-time.
(a) One-fifth.
(b) Two-thirds.
(c) One-third.
(d) One-tenth.

9. In the language of the sea, "handsomely" means ________________.
(a) Quickly.
(b) Attractively.
(c) Safely.
(d) Slowly.

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

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

12. At the time of the declaration of peace, the world has been at war for ___ years.
(a) Ten.
(b) Nine.
(c) Nineteen.
(d) Twenty.

13. Bush hadn't been to the Kingston station in _____ years.
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 10.

14. How much of his pay has Bush been giving his sisters since he first joined the Royal Navy?
(a) One-third.
(b) One-half.
(c) All of it.
(d) One-fourth.

15. Bush must hurry to catch the carrier wagon back to __________________.
(a) Chichester.
(b) Cheapside.
(c) Plymouth.
(d) London.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Bush and Hornblower dine with the new Captain of the Renown, they enjoy __________________.

2. The gun that Bush and Hornblower choose to use in their plan weighs _____.

3. Horatio suggests that they use a ________ from the ship to attack the far end of the bay.

4. Because of the declaration of peace, national ships of the ___________ Republic(s) would be "soluted with the honours due to foreign ships of war."

5. What is the British currency prior to the use of "dirty notes"?

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