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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 did Hornblower deplore about his body?
(a) his thin legs
(b) his large nose
(c) his pot belly
(d) his big feet

2. What did the flag that Natividad now flew look like?
(a) blue with a yellow star in the middle
(b) yellow with a blue star in the middle
(c) black with a red star in the middle
(d) green with a yellow star in the middle

3. What adjective does Bush use to describe Hornblower?
(a) proud
(b) shy
(c) unfriendly
(d) intellectual

4. What was the grim nemesis awaiting men with open wounds in those pre-antiseptic days?
(a) typhoid fever
(b) gangrene
(c) tentanus
(d) amputation

5. Where has Lady Barbara been moved to?
(a) Gerard's cabin
(b) Hornblower's cabin again
(c) the orlop deck
(d) Bush's cabin

Short Answer Questions

1. What request did Hornblower make of El Supremo?

2. What was the reaction of the Spanish officer who came aboard the Lydia?

3. How does El Supremo view his subjects?

4. When Lydia and Natividad steer a collision course, what does Hornblower do unexpectedly?

5. With what country had Spain recently sided against England?

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