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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When the wind dies, how does Lydia approach Natividad to resume battle?
(a) she wets her sails
(b) two of her boats tow her
(c) she waits for the wind to rise
(d) she waits for Natividad to approach her

4. What is secured on the deck of Lydia after the sea battle with Natividad?
(a) the ship's wheel
(b) the foremast
(c) a loose cannon
(d) the mizzenmast

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

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

7. What other communique was handed to Hornblower by the Spaniards who boarded Lydia?
(a) a letter condemning Hornblower for handing Natividad to El Supremo
(b) a dinner invitation to come ashore and dine with Spanish officials
(c) a letter with detailed plans on how to recapture Natividad
(d) a letter from Lady Barbara requesting return passage to England.

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

9. How is Lydia damaged during the fierce sea battle with Natividad?
(a) the steering wheel is blown away by a cannon
(b) Her mizzenmast is gone taking the top gallant mast with it while she drags wreckage alongside
(c) Her foremast is dismasted and her carronades are damaged
(d) Lydia is totally dismasted, unable to be repaired

10. What features of the landscape do they always see when sailing along the coast?
(a) snow-peaked mountains
(b) bananna trees
(c) pink sand beaches
(d) volcanic peaks

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

12. What does Hornblower order the surgeon to give to the wounded men?
(a) whiskey and bread
(b) laudanum and rum
(c) morphine
(d) tea and scones

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

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

15. What was El Supremo dressed in when presented to Hornblower aboard the Spanish lugger?
(a) an old Spanish uniform
(b) dirty rags
(c) his finest regalia
(d) he was naked

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has Lady Barbara been moved to?

2. What are manned continuously after Lydia is damaged in battle with Natividad?

3. Who is the captain of Natividad?

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

5. What operation do Hornblower, Laurie and Lady Barbara have to perform on Williams?

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