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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Unprosperous Voyage.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What habit had Lady Barbara acquired in her forced loneliness?
(a) firting with the crew
(b) confiding in Hebe, her maid
(c) writing long letters to England , though they couldn't be sent
(d) talking with herself

2. Who is Gerard?
(a) 2nd lieutenant
(b) steward
(c) warrant officer
(d) the ship's surgeon

3. When Hornblower sights Natividad in the heavy weather, where does he send Wellesley for safety?
(a) to the surgeon's cabin
(b) to Lieutenant Bush's cabin
(c) below to the cable tier
(d) to the cockpit

4. When the wind dies, how does Lydia approach Natividad to resume battle?
(a) she waits for Natividad to approach her
(b) two of her boats tow her
(c) she wets her sails
(d) she waits for the wind to rise

5. What did the burgoo the captain ate for breakfast consist of?
(a) dry bread crusts and milk
(b) black extract of burnt bread
(c) rum and scones
(d) a mixture of mashed biscuit crumbs and minced salt beef

Short Answer Questions

1. What operation do Hornblower, Laurie and Lady Barbara have to perform on Williams?

2. What did Hornblower do upon sighting land?

3. Who was the first member of the crew to be publicly flogged?

4. What could Lydia not hope to survive in her present condition?

5. Where does Hornblower conclude Lydia has made perfect landfall?

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