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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What habit had Lady Barbara acquired in her forced loneliness?
(a) firting with the crew
(b) writing long letters to England , though they couldn't be sent
(c) confiding in Hebe, her maid
(d) talking with herself

2. Why was time of utmost importance in repairing Lydia to sail home?
(a) Hornblower had to prepare his ship for sailing before being discovered by the Spaniards
(b) Hornblower's crew were impatient to sail home to England
(c) Hornblower was falling in love with Lady Barbara and wanted to get home to his wife
(d) the heavy rains were due and would hinder repairs

3. After sailing the coast, Lydia encounters rough weather and __________________. what does she do?
(a) continues on her journey
(b) throws anchor and the men go ashore
(c) battens down the hatches
(d) shortens sail

4. What did Hornblower tell the Spanish officer who boarded Lydia when Lydia was headed for Panama?
(a) that he was headed for the Pearl Islands
(b) that he had lost one-third of his crew
(c) that he was returning to England
(d) that he had sunk Natividad

5. What is Hornblower's destination after leaving El Supremo and his rag tag army in Nicaragua?
(a) Ecuador
(b) England
(c) Cape Horn
(d) the pearl centers of Central America

6. What is the gaffe Lady Barbara makes which eases Hornblower's mind about her knowledge of ships and her intelligence?
(a) Lady Barbara doesn't know what a coxswain is.
(b) Lady Barbara refers to the deck of her cabin as the "floor".
(c) Lady Barbara doesn't know what a foremast is.
(d) Lady Barbara doesn't know what "Beat to Quarters" means

7. What could Lydia not hope to survive in her present condition?
(a) the storms of Cape Horn
(b) an attack by pirates
(c) another seven months at sea
(d) another sea battle

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

9. When Lydia and Natividad steer a collision course, what does Hornblower do unexpectedly?
(a) retreats to a safe distance away to plan his next move
(b) calls his officers together to confer on what's best to do
(c) raises a white flag of truce
(d) veers to leeward, yielding the weather gauge

10. When Hornblower sights Natividad in the heavy weather, where does he send Wellesley for safety?
(a) to the cockpit
(b) to Lieutenant Bush's cabin
(c) below to the cable tier
(d) to the surgeon's cabin

11. What is Hornblower ordered to do by the Spanish emmissaries?
(a) to accompany them to Panama for further orders
(b) to return to England at the first opportunity
(c) to enjoy his quest for prize ships
(d) to desist in helping El Supremo and to suppress rebellion

12. Who died after having both legs smashed below the knees?
(a) Howell
(b) Galbraith
(c) Sullivan
(d) Gerard

13. Who was Gerard?
(a) the 3rd Lieutenant
(b) the half wit coxswain
(c) the cook
(d) the handsome womanizing gunner

14. What is the fate of Natividad?
(a) she goes up in flames, the sea swallowing her up
(b) she returns to El Supremo
(c) she escapes into the night
(d) she is captured by Lydia

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Before Lydia could be beached for the carpenters to work on her bottom what had to be done?

3. What is secured on the deck of Lydia after the sea battle with Natividad?

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

5. Bush looked forward to what promotion because of his admirable actions on board Lydia?

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