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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many guns did the Natividad have on board?
(a) 50
(b) 40
(c) 36
(d) 46

2. What did the burgoo the captain ate for breakfast consist of?
(a) rum and scones
(b) black extract of burnt bread
(c) a mixture of mashed biscuit crumbs and minced salt beef
(d) dry bread crusts and milk

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

4. Until Lydia had made harbor what was the favorite dish in the midshipman's berth?
(a) stale bread
(b) canned goods
(c) rats
(d) fish

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where exactly in South America was Hornblower expected to open trade for England?

3. With what country had Spain recently sided against England?

4. What made the whole crew of Lydia spring into action on approaching Natividad?

5. The novel takes place during what war?

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