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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 Admiral of the Gulf of Fonseca
(d) the Rear Admiral commanding the Leeward Islands

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

3. What is the fate of Natividad?
(a) she escapes into the night
(b) she goes up in flames, the sea swallowing her up
(c) she returns to El Supremo
(d) she is captured by Lydia

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

5. How many years did Sir James Saumarez spend in continuous warfare?
(a) fourteen
(b) eighteen
(c) twelve
(d) sixteeen

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Gerard?

2. Who was Galbraith?

3. It was Hornblower's duty to do what now?

4. What did Hornblower decline after dining with Lady Barbara and his officers?

5. What is Hornblower ordered to do by the Spanish emmissaries?

(see the answer key)

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