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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Describe the Viceroy at Panama.
(a) a timid man, unready to commit forces to attack the rebellion
(b) a burly man with a commanding presence
(c) a combative man eager to quell the rebellion-
(d) an engaging man, more social than military

2. What did Hornblower decline after dining with Lady Barbara and his officers?
(a) a game of vingt-un-vingt
(b) a game of whist
(c) a glass of wine
(d) a game of poker

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

4. What does Captain Hornblower do on the same day Lady Barbara invited him to breakfast?
(a) He invites Lady Barbara and some officers to dinner and cards
(b) He writes a long thank-you letter to Lady Barbara
(c) He goes to bed early , exhausted by his encounter with Lady Barbara
(d) He takes a small boat to shore to investigate the terrain

5. What had Hornblower remembered to do for his crew before sending them into action?
(a) thank them for their loyal service
(b) send them to breakfast to have full bellies going into action
(c) gave them a talk on loyalty to the Crown
(d) remind them they had had seven months of heavy drilling

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Lady Barbara react when Hornblower refused her further advances?

3. When Hornblower sights Natividad in the heavy weather, where does he send Wellesley for safety?

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

5. What did Hornblower's little son die of?

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