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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What habit had Lady Barbara acquired in her forced loneliness?
(a) confiding in Hebe, her maid
(b) writing long letters to England , though they couldn't be sent
(c) talking with herself
(d) firting with the crew

2. What was the indication that Lydia could only just hold in check the water coming aboard through the holes shot in her hull?
(a) the ship sat lower in the water
(b) clear white water gushed from the pumps
(c) the men were tired of manning the pumps
(d) there was water on deck

3. Where could Hornblower replenish his supplies on the voyage home to England?
(a) Peru, Argentina, Chile
(b) Panama, Peru, Nicaragua
(c) St. Helena, Sierra Leone, or Gibraltar
(d) Cape Horn, Chile, the Falkand Islands

4. What operation do Hornblower, Laurie and Lady Barbara have to perform on Williams?
(a) remove a splinter from his chest
(b) amputate his arm
(c) amputate his leg
(d) remove a splinter from his arm

5. How was Hornblower enticed into a conversation?
(a) by being tempted to defend the actions of his crew
(b) by being asked a question about the present condition of the frigate
(c) by being asked a question about Sir Edward Pellew
(d) by being asked a question about the weather

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Bush compare Hornblower?

2. What did Hornblower's left hand bear?

3. What does Lydia sight after a few days ?

4. During the repairs on the ship what is Hornblower's main concern?

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

(see the answer key)

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