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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 was irksome to the Spanish officer after he had denied Lydia's dropping anchor on the Spanish Main?
(a) Hornblower's putting down Spanish America
(b) Hornblower's nasty words
(c) Hornblower's downcast countenance
(d) Hornblower's friendly, cavalier dismissal

2. How many dead British seamen are collected and interred to the sea?
(a) 14
(b) 25
(c) 12
(d) 24

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

4. Where does Hornblower conclude Lydia has made perfect landfall?
(a) on the Gulf of Sequia
(b) on the coast of Ecuador
(c) on the Gulf of Fonseca
(d) on the coast of Nicaragua

5. What is Hornblower's destination after leaving El Supremo and his rag tag army in Nicaragua?
(a) Ecuador
(b) Cape Horn
(c) the pearl centers of Central America
(d) England

Short Answer Questions

1. When would Hornblower be permitted to capture treasure ships in the Pacific?

2. What had long been a dream of the British government?

3. What does Hornblower do when the Natividad is first sighted?

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

5. How fast does Lydia travel in light airs?

(see the answer key)

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