3. 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

4. Who is Gerard?
(a) steward
(b) warrant officer
(c) the ship's surgeon
(d) 2nd lieutenant

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

6. What did the burgoo the captain ate for breakfast consist of?
(a) dry bread crusts and milk
(b) black extract of burnt bread
(c) rum and scones
(d) a mixture of mashed biscuit crumbs and minced salt beef

7. How many months at sea were they without touching land?
(a) seven
(b) five
(c) seven and a half
(d) six

8. What is a chief characteristic of Hornblower?
(a) self-effacement
(b) grandiosity
(c) timidity
(d) arrogance

9. What did Hornblower do upon sighting land?
(a) wrote a letter to the admiralty
(b) ordered a beat to quarters
(c) called the crew to the quarterdeck to celebrate with rum
(d) dressed in his best finery

10. 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

11. A how-many-gun salute does El Supremo demand he have on boarding Lydia?
(a) 20
(b) 23
(c) 21
(d) 19

12. Hornblower was ordered to form an alliance with whom in rebellion against Spain?
(a) Ship Captain Andrade
(b) Don Julian Alvarado
(c) Vice Admiral Don Cristobal de Crespo
(d) the Spaniards

13. How is Lydia successful in taking Natividad?
(a) by hiding behind an island and taking Natividad by surprise
(b) by superior crew skills
(c) by using her cannonades
(d) by Hornblower's talent as a captain

14. What does El Supremo plan to do?
(a) sail with an army to capture the capital of Nicaragua
(b) visit England
(c) capture Lydia
(d) capture treasure ships

15. Why does Hornblower think he was selected for this mission?
(a) he spoke Spanish, having been a Spanish prisoner of war
(b) he had such a good record as a ship's captain
(c) he had friends high up in the Admiralty
(d) he had sailed to South America before