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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How fast does Lydia travel in light airs?
(a) 6 knots
(b) 3 knots
(c) 2 knots
(d) 4 knots

2. What card game did Hornblower like to play?
(a) canasta
(b) bridge
(c) poker
(d) whist

3. Hornblower had been how many years at sea?
(a) 19
(b) 17
(c) 25
(d) 20

4. What does Lady Barbara dream of?
(a) griddle cakes and sausages
(b) steak and potatoes
(c) scones and pastries
(d) fried eggs, bread and butter, cabbage

5. A how-many-gun salute does El Supremo demand he have on boarding Lydia?
(a) 19
(b) 23
(c) 20
(d) 21

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the grim nemesis awaiting men with open wounds in those pre-antiseptic days?

2. How many guns does Natividad have on board?

3. How did Lady Barbara react when Hornblower refused her further advances?

4. What does Hornblower inform Lady Barbara about her brother, Arthur?

5. When the wind dies, how does Lydia approach Natividad to resume battle?

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