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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What had Hornblower remembered to do for his crew before sending them into action?
(a) send them to breakfast to have full bellies going into action
(b) thank them for their loyal service
(c) remind them they had had seven months of heavy drilling
(d) gave them a talk on loyalty to the Crown

5. Where does Lady Barbara take up residence aboard Lydia, displacing the person who resided there before?
(a) in surgeon, Laurie's cabin
(b) in Captain Hornblower's cabin
(c) In 1st Lieutenant Bush's cabin
(d) in Polwheal, Hornblower's steward's cabin

Short Answer Questions

1. What operation do Hornblower, Laurie and Lady Barbara have to perform on Williams?

2. The novel takes place during what war?

3. What did the burgoo the captain ate for breakfast consist of?

4. What features of the landscape do they always see when sailing along the coast?

5. What did the letter the Spaniard handed Hornblower contain?

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