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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. In Portsmouth, Bush runs into Hornblower. Why isn't the latter a commander?
(a) His appointment wasn't confirmed.
(b) He was court-marshaled.
(c) He deserted the Royal Navy.
(d) He was promoted to Captain.

7. 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.

8. It becomes known to the reader that Whiting ________ during the prisoners' rebellion.
(a) Dies.
(b) Deserts.
(c) Kills Colonel Ortega.
(d) Is thrown overboard.

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

10. Bush lives in a cottage with _________________.
(a) No one.
(b) His wife.
(c) His sisters.
(d) His mother and father.

11. Who wins the last hand of whist?
(a) Admiral Lambert and the Colonel.
(b) Admiral Parry and Hornblower.
(c) Hornblower and the Colonel.
(d) It is a tie.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who becomes the new Captain of the Renown?

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

4. Who does Admiral Parry bring with him to the game tables at Long Rooms?

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

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