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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many guns does the H.M.S. Lydia have on board?
(a) 26
(b) 60
(c) 50
(d) 36

2. 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 waits for the wind to rise
(d) she wets her sails

3. With whom should Hornblower open communication to receive further orders as soon as it was convenient?
(a) the English king
(b) the captain of a nearby British ship
(c) the Rear Admiral commanding the Leeward Islands
(d) the Admiral of the Gulf of Fonseca

4. What does Lydia sight after a few days ?
(a) a Spanish ship flying a flag of truce
(b) Natividad once more
(c) prize ships to capture
(d) an island

5. What did Hornblower order done when the crew became depressed and discouraged?
(a) ordered them to pray
(b) ordered the red-haired Sullivan to play the fiddle and the men to dance
(c) ordered them to take a meal
(d) ordered them to sing sea shanties

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the prosperous period of Hornblower's voyage conclude?

2. What does El Supremo plan to do?

3. The novel takes place during what war?

4. What does Hornblower do when the Natividad is first sighted?

5. What were the huts that Hornblower saw on his way to the palace made of?

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