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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Hornblower deplore about his body?
(a) his big feet
(b) his thin legs
(c) his pot belly
(d) his large nose

2. Where exactly in South America was Hornblower expected to open trade for England?
(a) across the Isthmus of Darien
(b) in the whole west coast of South America
(c) in Peru
(d) in Ecuador

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

4. Why does Hornblower have the Spanish officers from Natividad shackled below on Lydia?
(a) to teach them the superiority of the English
(b) to save them from being executed by El Supremo
(c) to hold them 'til their flogging
(d) to keep them from fighting back

5. What were the huts that Hornblower saw on his way to the palace made of?
(a) palmettos
(b) wood
(c) mud
(d) local volcanic stone

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Crespo do that shocked the Spanish sailing master and his mates?

2. In the restocking of Lydia, what did Hernandez provide instead of flour?

3. Who is Polwheal?

4. How many months at sea were they without touching land?

5. What was the only land Hornblower had had a glimpse of during the seven-month voyage?

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