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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Hornblower call for the cutter?
(a) Hornblower wanted the cutter to tour the harbor
(b) Hornblower wanted the cutter to take him to the Admiral
(c) Hornblower wanted to be seen on the cutter by the other ships
(d) Hornblower wanted the cutter to take him ashore

2. Which of the crew likes to rap the seamen with his rattan cane?
(a) boatswain Harrison
(b) 1st Lieutenant Bush
(c) 3rd Lieutenant Galbraith
(d) Hornblower's steward, Polwheal

3. What would the crew enjoy again when they reached St. Helena?
(a) walks through nature
(b) ability to attend church
(c) comfortable beds on land
(d) fresh meat, vegetables, milk and fruit

4. 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?
(a) He is attracted to her physically though he dislikes her
(b) He fears insulting a British aristocrat would end his career
(c) He has pity on her because of the plague in Panama
(d) He thinks the ship needs a woman's touch

5. What did the port officer come up the side of the ship to receive?
(a) the certificate stating the contents of the ship
(b) the certificate of the absence of infectious disease on board
(c) the certificate of the port of original departure
(d) the bill of lading

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Crystal do to raise the wind because of Lady Barbara's eagerness to reach St. Helena?

2. The freakishness of the weather of Cape Horn allowed Lady Barbara to do what?

3. Who had made a pile of oakum-filled cushions for Lady Barbara to sit on?

4. Describe Maria, Hornblower's wife's complexion?

5. What does Hornblower learn from the communiques handed him by the men who come aboard?

(see the answer key)

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