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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 garments did Lady Barbara think suited Hornblower?
(a) his naval jacket and trousers
(b) tarpaulins and sou'wester
(c) the daily clothes we wore on deck
(d) his dress clothes

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

3. What did Lady Barbara say they needed in the cockpit?
(a) warm food for the wounded
(b) prayer
(c) sterilized surgical instruments
(d) fresh air

4. Bush looked forward to what promotion because of his admirable actions on board Lydia?
(a) promotion to captain
(b) promotion to Commander or the first lieutenant
(c) no promotion
(d) promotion to admiral

5. What difficulty does Hornblower encounter after his visit with the Viceroy and his return to Lydia?
(a) The anchor is heavily fouled.
(b) He finds out Hebe, Lady Barbara's maid, is a prostitute
(c) Lady Barbara hung her underwear on deck to dry
(d) His men became drunk during his absence

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the cockpit?

3. Who died after having both legs smashed below the knees?

4. How many dead British seamen are collected and interred to the sea?

5. How was Hornblower enticed into a conversation?

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