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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. Who is the first to say that the Captain has been hurt?
(a) Bush.
(b) Whiting.
(c) Wellard.
(d) Hornblower.

2. After taking an altitude reading, Hornblower says that he's never been ________________.
(a) This close to the West Indies before.
(b) This far away from England before.
(c) As far north as this before.
(d) As far south as this before.

3. Which seaman is reported to Bush as being drunk?
(a) Black.
(b) Abbott.
(c) Hobbs.
(d) Wellard.

4. To what does the 19th Article pertain?
(a) The consequences of spying.
(b) Treatment of prisoners.
(c) The consequences of mutiny.
(d) Consequences of starting fights onboard.

5. Why does the Captain order Wellard below decks for a second time?
(a) None of the answers are correct.
(b) Conspiracy.
(c) He disobeys orders.
(d) He has been misbehaving

Short Answer Questions

1. Hornblower becomes excited when getting glimpses of what alongside the ship?

2. How is the Captain's physical appearance described?

3. Bush describes Hornblower's gait as being _______ from his overflowing energy.

4. Wellard is a ____________.

5. Horatio proposes that the landing party be made of ______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the injuries that the Captain suffers after his fall down the hatchway.

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

3. Why does the Captain target Wellard during his tirades of conspiracy?

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

5. How is Horatio Hornblower described physically at the beginning of Chapter 1?

6. What would happen if the Renown sailed into Kingston with either a success or if "she came limping in"?

7. What are the four shipmen discussing on the darkened lower gun deck at the beginning of Chapter 4?

8. Why does the Captain have Wellard whipped?

9. 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?

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

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