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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the restocking of Lydia, what did Hernandez provide instead of flour?
(a) hominy grits
(b) bread
(c) ground maize
(d) plantains

2. Who was Howell?
(a) the ship's carpenter
(b) the surgeon
(c) one of the warrant officers
(d) Hornblower's steward

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

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

5. How is Bush injured during the battle with Natividad?
(a) one of his arms is blown off
(b) both his legs are smashed below the knees
(c) his eye is put out by a flying splinter
(d) his forehead is cut by a falling block

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom should Hornblower open communication to receive further orders as soon as it was convenient?

2. What features of the landscape do they always see when sailing along the coast?

3. What had Hornblower resolved to do on this voyage that he hadn't done previously?

4. Who is Brown?

5. What did Hornblower do upon sighting land?

(see the answer key)

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