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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was it so hot in the little bay where Lydia dropped anchor?
(a) it was the summer season
(b) it wasn't that hot , the crew was just used to being at sea
(c) the lofty mountains all about cut off the wind
(d) it was the bay of a tropical island

2. What does Hornblower announce to the Spanish politicians after he admits fomenting revolution and delivering Natividad to El Supremo?
(a) that he continue fomenting revolution against Spain
(b) admits he was foolish in siding with such a madman as El Supremo under any circumstance
(c) he will call on the Spanish governor at Panama and seek to destroy or capture Natividad
(d) that he will sail immediately for England

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

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

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

6. What did Hornblower order done when the crew became depressed and discouraged?
(a) ordered them to sing sea shanties
(b) ordered them to pray
(c) ordered the red-haired Sullivan to play the fiddle and the men to dance
(d) ordered them to take a meal

7. How is Bush injured during the battle with Natividad?
(a) both his legs are smashed below the knees
(b) his eye is put out by a flying splinter
(c) one of his arms is blown off
(d) his forehead is cut by a falling block

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

9. What shocked Hornblower about the way the Spaniards treated El Supremo?
(a) that they spat on him
(b) that they laughed at him and he became their chief source of entertainment
(c) they were going to hang him without his being able to make make peace with God
(d) that they didn't feed him

10. What did the letter the Spaniard handed Hornblower contain?
(a) an invitation to drop anchor in Panama for repairs
(b) a formal prohibition for the Lydia to drop anchor in any port in Spanish America
(c) an invitation to a celebratory dinner ashore
(d) a congratualtion on Hornblower's success in sinking Natividad

11. What was irksome to the Spanish officer after he had denied Lydia's dropping anchor on the Spanish Main?
(a) Hornblower's friendly, cavalier dismissal
(b) Hornblower's nasty words
(c) Hornblower's putting down Spanish America
(d) Hornblower's downcast countenance

12. What does Hornblower inform Lady Barbara about her brother, Arthur?
(a) that he was captured by the French
(b) that he has come down with yellow fever
(c) that he has married back in England
(d) that he has gained a single military victory in the war

13. 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

14. What did C.S. Forester compare the crew to now that they knew they were homeward bound?
(a) homing pigeons
(b) horses headed for the stable
(c) a crew of chattering, playing monkeys
(d) faithful dogs eager to see their masters

15. During the repairs on the ship what is Hornblower's main concern?
(a) accounting for all the cannons
(b) the lifting of the heavy spar that will serve as the jury mizzen
(c) preparing for renewed battle with Natividad
(d) the repairs to the cabin

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Lady Barbara take up residence aboard Lydia, displacing the person who resided there before?

2. Who died after having both legs smashed below the knees?

3. What was the grim nemesis awaiting men with open wounds in those pre-antiseptic days?

4. What features of the landscape do they always see when sailing along the coast?

5. What is the fate of Natividad?

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