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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Prosperous Voyage.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Brown?
(a) master's mate
(b) botswain's mate
(c) crewman
(d) coxswain

2. A how-many-gun salute does El Supremo demand he have on boarding Lydia?
(a) 19
(b) 23
(c) 21
(d) 20

3. How many decks did the Spanish ship Natividad have?
(a) two
(b) three
(c) one
(d) four

4. In the restocking of Lydia, what did Hernandez provide instead of flour?
(a) plantains
(b) bread
(c) ground maize
(d) hominy grits

5. Who was the first member of the crew to be publicly flogged?
(a) Owen, a half-wit
(b) a red-headed Irishman who played the fiddle
(c) Lieutenant Samuel Simmonds
(d) Hornblower's steward, Polwheal

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hornblower see on his way to the palace?

2. Why does Hornblower think he was selected for this mission?

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

4. How long after sighting the Horn had Hornblower brought Lydia to her destination?

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

(see the answer key)

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