View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Happy Return.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hornblower learn from the communiques handed him by the men who come aboard?
(a) Hornblower is under arrest for handing Natividad to El Supremo
(b) Hornblower and his crew are invited to a dinner on shore
(c) Hornblower is ordered to return to England
(d) Spain is now England's ally

2. Why was it so hot in the little bay where Lydia dropped anchor?
(a) it wasn't that hot , the crew was just used to being at sea
(b) it was the summer season
(c) the lofty mountains all about cut off the wind
(d) it was the bay of a tropical island

3. With what country had Spain recently sided against England?
(a) Belgium
(b) France
(c) Germany
(d) Holland

4. What did Lady Barbara think was an occasion meriting some mild celebration?
(a) dropping anchor at an island off the coast of Chile
(b) crossing the Equator
(c) rounding Cape Horn
(d) her birthday

5. What shocked Hornblower about the way the Spaniards treated El Supremo?
(a) that they laughed at him and he became their chief source of entertainment
(b) they were going to hang him without his being able to make make peace with God
(c) that they spat on him
(d) that they didn't feed him

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Maria, Hornblower's wife look like after she had dressed for bed?

2. Although Hornblower is reluctant to take Lady Barbara aboard Lydia, and instantly dislikes her, why does he agree to let her seek passage home aboard his ship?

3. When Hornblower sights Natividad in the heavy weather, where does he send Wellesley for safety?

4. What did the flag that Natividad now flew look like?

5. What does Gerard lend Lady Barbara?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 395 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample