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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Polwheal?
(a) a red-haired half-wit
(b) Hornblower's steward
(c) the ship surgeon
(d) 1st lieutenant

2. How long after sighting the Horn had Hornblower brought Lydia to her destination?
(a) seven weeks
(b) 3 months
(c) six weeks
(d) seven months

3. Who accompanies Lady Barbara ?
(a) Carmen, her South American girlfriend
(b) Herbert, her native servant
(c) Hebe, her lascivious handmaid
(d) Margaret, her sister

4. Who comes aboard Lydia in a small craft to speak with Hornblower?
(a) Don Juan
(b) Manuel Hernandez
(c) Hernandez Lopez
(d) El Suprempo

5. Where exactly in South America was Hornblower expected to open trade for England?
(a) in Ecuador
(b) in Peru
(c) across the Isthmus of Darien
(d) in the whole west coast of South America

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the fate of Natividad?

2. What habit had Lady Barbara acquired in her forced loneliness?

3. How far above the deck is the foremast gallant top?

4. How many guns does Natividad have on board?

5. What did Lady Barbara say they needed in the cockpit?

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