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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hornblower inform Lady Barbara about her brother, Arthur?
(a) that he has come down with yellow fever
(b) that he was captured by the French
(c) that he has married back in England
(d) that he has gained a single military victory in the war

2. What is a chief characteristic of Hornblower?
(a) grandiosity
(b) timidity
(c) self-effacement
(d) arrogance

3. What are manned continuously after Lydia is damaged in battle with Natividad?
(a) the night watches
(b) the chain pumps
(c) the carronnades
(d) the watches over the wounded

4. When would Hornblower be permitted to capture treasure ships in the Pacific?
(a) after the rebellion against Spain was successful
(b) after one month
(c) right before returning to England
(d) after he ship was repaired and fullly stocked with food

5. What did Hornblower compare the cockpit to?
(a) his sickroom as a child
(b) some canto in the Inferno
(c) an orderly hospital room
(d) the inside of a dark cave

Short Answer Questions

1. What could Lydia not hope to survive in her present condition?

2. What does El Supremo plan to do?

3. How fast does Lydia travel in light airs?

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

5. What does Captain Hornblower do on the same day Lady Barbara invited him to breakfast?

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