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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does one of the lieutenants die during the fort's attack on the Renown?
(a) He was stabbed.
(b) He was shot through the heart.
(c) A shot cut him in two.
(d) He fell overboard.

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

3. At the end of Chapter 10, how many of the privateers' schooners are destroyed?
(a) All.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) None.

4. Why does Bush halt for 15 minutes?
(a) They needed to take a rest.
(b) None of the answers are correct.
(c) He was annoyed with them.
(d) There was cattle up ahead.

5. Buckland's _______ is apparent to the ship's crew.
(a) Insensibility.
(b) Intent.
(c) Indecision.
(d) Incoherence.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mr. Lomax is ______________.

2. When asked how the Captain fell down the hatchway, Hornblower replies _______________.

3. What are all midshipmen trained NOT to do?

4. The 22nd Article concerns _______________.

5. What does the phrase, "rope yarn Sunday" mean when the Captain declares it after his reading?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lt. Bush categorize naval officers?

2. Phosphorescence is ________________.

3. Why do the half-dozen ship's boys scatter sand on the deck prior to the ship's raid on the fort?

4. Describe the breakfast that the shipmen have at the beginning of Chapter 5.

5. After Wellard notifies the four shipmen that the Captain is coming, the four men and Wellard disperse. Explain how they accomplish this task.

6. Even though the Captain has been declared unfit for command and is sequestered in his cabin, at the end of Chapter 6, how is fear of the Captain still a living force on the ship?

7. At the beginning of Chapter 10, what is the signal to the Renown that the fort is in English hands?

8. What are the specific commission dates for the Lieutenants Bush, Hornblower, and Smith?

9. Who could be excused from attending church services on board ships in the British Royal Navy?

10. What is Bush puzzled and anxious about in regards to Hornblower?

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