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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 is Maria, Hornblower's wife's attitude toward sailors?
(a) Maria feared them for their rowdiness and rough ways
(b) She had a poor opinion of them.
(c) Maria was loyal to any seaman because of her husband.
(d) Maria felt it was a romantic profession.

2. What did the port officer come up the side of the ship to receive?
(a) the certificate of the absence of infectious disease on board
(b) the certificate of the port of original departure
(c) the certificate stating the contents of the ship
(d) the bill of lading

3. Who was Howell?
(a) one of the warrant officers
(b) the ship's carpenter
(c) Hornblower's steward
(d) the surgeon

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

5. Hornblower is ordered to go to the palace of whom?
(a) Jesus de Natividad
(b) Manuel Hernandez
(c) El Supremo
(d) Hernando Alvarez

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the British Admiralty want to use the Spanish possessions?

2. What does El Supremo want the two ships to do after Natividad is captured?

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

4. What does Hornblower order the surgeon to give to the wounded men?

5. What does Captain Hornblower do at the same time every morning?

(see the answer key)

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