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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 Lady Barbara.
(a) She is a red-head with a fiery temper
(b) She is 27, tanned and from an influential English family
(c) She is short, dark-haired , plump and fair with pink cheeks
(d) She is a delicate blond, not wanting to get her hands dirty or soil her clothes

2. What does Captain Hornblower do on the same day Lady Barbara invited him to breakfast?
(a) He takes a small boat to shore to investigate the terrain
(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 invites Lady Barbara and some officers to dinner and cards

3. What is secured on the deck of Lydia after the sea battle with Natividad?
(a) the mizzenmast
(b) the foremast
(c) a loose cannon
(d) the ship's wheel

4. With whom should Hornblower open communication to receive further orders as soon as it was convenient?
(a) the Admiral of the Gulf of Fonseca
(b) the Rear Admiral commanding the Leeward Islands
(c) the captain of a nearby British ship
(d) the English king

5. What did Sir Saumarez say Hornblower could do?
(a) Hornblower could escort him and the convoy with his frigate
(b) Hornblower could dine with him that night
(c) Hornblower could stay at the same Inn on St. Helena
(d) Hornblower could meet his daughter

Short Answer Questions

1. What request did Hornblower make of El Supremo?

2. Who replaced Hankey, the surgeon who died before the novel opened?

3. The word was to be passed to whom about firing salutes etc.?

4. How do El Supremos' officers quell the crew after they take over Natividad?

5. What did C.S. Forester compare the crew to now that they knew they were homeward bound?

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