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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. ________ was officer of the watch during the Captain's fall.
(a) Roberts.
(b) Bush.
(c) Hornblower.
(d) Smith.

2. Half the ________ trade comes up through the Bay.
(a) French.
(b) World.
(c) West Indies.
(d) Carribbean.

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

4. How many years experience does Buckland have as an officer in the Royal Navy?
(a) 10.
(b) 30.
(c) 20.
(d) 15.

5. The night after the British take the fort, how many hours of sleep does Bush get to sleep before taking the morning watch?
(a) 6 hours.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 8 hours.
(d) 4 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Colonel Ortega try to scare the British from staying at the Spanish fort?

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

3. _______ is killed by Spanish prisoners during their violent revolt on the Renown.

4. Admiral Lambert renames La Gaditana the ________.

5. While Bush is organizing the men to lift the cannon up the hill, he notes to himself that marines are _________________.

(see the answer key)

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