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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. The morning after the Captain's fall, the surgeon says that the Captain is _______________.
(a) All of the answers are correct.
(b) Insensible.
(c) Weak.
(d) Not fit for duty.

2. Smith is ranked __________.
(a) 4th.
(b) 3rd.
(c) 2nd.
(d) 5th.

3. How many shipmen are killed and wounded during the H.M.S. Renown's defeat at Samaná Bay?
(a) 20 killed; 9 wounded.
(b) 9 killed; 2 wounded.
(c) 2 killed; 19 wounded.
(d) 9 killed; 20 wounded.

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

5. The HMS Renown has ______ guns.
(a) 74.
(b) 24.
(c) 47.
(d) 72.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many shipmen are on board the Renown?

2. At each corner of the fort there is a small ________.

3. Since when have the British been at war?

4. Which ship is Bush serving on prior to his current employment?

5. Both Bush and Hornblower have _______ for breakfast after they have successfully taken the fort.

Short Essay Questions

1. How have the attitudes of the ship changed since the change in command?

2. How do the Captain's moods seem to change throughout Chapter 2?

3. How is the long swell of the Atlantic described as a man at the beginning of Chapter 9?

4. Describe Hornblower's appearance throughout Chapter 10.

5. What factors lead to the H.M.S. Renown's defeat at Samaná Bay?

6. How does the author negatively characterize Buckland in Chapter 8?

7. What is the proof of the shipmen's diligence of work on the ship?

8. Why might Bush be both pleased and irritated with Hornblower?

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

10. 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?

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