View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Lady Barbara say they needed in the cockpit?
(a) prayer
(b) sterilized surgical instruments
(c) fresh air
(d) warm food for the wounded

2. Where could Hornblower replenish his supplies on the voyage home to England?
(a) St. Helena, Sierra Leone, or Gibraltar
(b) Peru, Argentina, Chile
(c) Cape Horn, Chile, the Falkand Islands
(d) Panama, Peru, Nicaragua

3. Why does Hornblower have the Spanish officers from Natividad shackled below on Lydia?
(a) to teach them the superiority of the English
(b) to hold them 'til their flogging
(c) to save them from being executed by El Supremo
(d) to keep them from fighting back

4. Bush looked forward to what promotion because of his admirable actions on board Lydia?
(a) promotion to admiral
(b) promotion to Commander or the first lieutenant
(c) no promotion
(d) promotion to captain

5. How far above the deck is the foremast gallant top?
(a) 125' above the deck.
(b) 40' above the deck.
(c) 140' above the deck.
(d) 130' above the deck.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was it so hot in the little bay where Lydia dropped anchor?

2. How many decks did the Spanish ship Natividad have?

3. How fast does Lydia travel in light airs?

4. How many months at sea were they without touching land?

5. What did Hornblower tell the Spanish officer who boarded Lydia when Lydia was headed for Panama?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 281 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample