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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who takes command of the landing party?
(a) Hornblower.
(b) Bush.
(c) Buckland.
(d) Smith.

2. With whom does Bush spend three weeks between employments?
(a) His brother.
(b) His mother and father.
(c) His mother and sisters.
(d) His wife.

3. At the beginning of Chapter 6, how many days have passed since the change in command?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

4. Which sailor(s) on the ship have a higher rank than Junior Lieutenant Horatio Hornblower?
(a) Smith.
(b) Sawyer.
(c) Bush.
(d) All of the answers are correct.

5. With what is the Captain restrained?
(a) A canvas strait-jacket leaving his legs free.
(b) A canvas strait-jacket leaving only his right arm out.
(c) A canvas strait-jacket leaving only his left arm out.
(d) None of the answers are correct.

6. How many shipmen are on board the Renown?
(a) 740.
(b) 440.
(c) 770.
(d) 704.

7. When does the Corporal of the Guard relieve the sentry outside the Captain's door?
(a) None of the answers are correct.
(b) Two bells.
(c) Four bells.
(d) Six bells.

8. How many times is Wellard beaten in total on this day?
(a) 24.
(b) 12.
(c) 6.
(d) 30.

9. What rank is Bush on the ship?
(a) 4th.
(b) 5th.
(c) 2nd.
(d) 3rd.

10. Buckland is ______ than most on the ship.
(a) Wearier.
(b) More tired.
(c) More clear-headed.
(d) More decisive.

11. _______ had been Captain Sawyer's toady and informer.
(a) Clive.
(b) Coleman.
(c) Booth.
(d) Hobbs.

12. Who says of Wellard, "He knows nothing, sir. He doesn't know the bobstay from the spanker-boom."?
(a) Hornblower.
(b) Buckland.
(c) Mr. Booth.
(d) Bush.

13. What is the name of the island that is the new destination of the ship?
(a) Santo Domingo.
(b) Haiti.
(c) Hispaniola.
(d) All of the answers are correct.

14. Each cannon shot weighs _______________.
(a) 24 pounds.
(b) None of the answers are correct.
(c) 8 pounds.
(d) 12 pounds.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which shipman dies during the fort's attack on the ship?

2. When Hornblower states that he wishes they were going into action rather than running away, Bush calls him a ________________.

3. Who asks Hornblower, "How did the captain come to fall down the hatchway?" at the end of Chapter 8?

4. Which marine sprains his ankle during the climb?

5. Who does Horatio request to be the messenger while off-ship?

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