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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Happy Return.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What request did Hornblower make of El Supremo?
(a) to untie the "unenlightened" men he had staked in the sun
(b) to come to dinner aboard the Lydia
(c) to re-stock Lydia with food, water and other necessities
(d) to sail with him to Panama

2. How many years had Sir James Saumarez spent at sea?
(a) forty-five
(b) thirty
(c) thirty-two
(d) forty

3. What caused the Lydia to gain speed?
(a) the high seas
(b) the fair weather
(c) the westerly trade winds
(d) the crew's eagerness to reach England

4. Who was Lady Manningtree?
(a) the firend of Lady Barbara's mother
(b) the wife of an ex-admiral
(c) the wife of one of Lady Barbara's friends
(d) the wife of an ex-governor general

5. Who is Brown?
(a) master's mate
(b) botswain's mate
(c) coxswain
(d) crewman

Short Answer Questions

1. How many guns did the Natividad have on board?

2. What is a chief characteristic of Hornblower?

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

4. What did the port officer come up the side of the ship to receive?

5. What was the chief fear Hornblower had going into battle?

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