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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 letter from Lady Barbara requesting return passage to England.
(c) a letter with detailed plans on how to recapture Natividad
(d) a dinner invitation to come ashore and dine with Spanish officials

2. How many casualties did Lydia suffer in the battle with Natividad?
(a) more than one third of her crew
(b) approximately one half of her crew
(c) approximately one-quarter of her crew
(d) 45 seamen

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

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

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

6. Describe the Viceroy at Panama.
(a) a burly man with a commanding presence
(b) an engaging man, more social than military
(c) a timid man, unready to commit forces to attack the rebellion
(d) a combative man eager to quell the rebellion-

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

8. 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

9. What does Hornblower learn from the communiques handed him by the men who come aboard?
(a) Hornblower and his crew are invited to a dinner on shore
(b) Spain is now England's ally
(c) Hornblower is under arrest for handing Natividad to El Supremo
(d) Hornblower is ordered to return to England

10. 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

11. How long ago had Hornblower filled his storerooms and water barrels?
(a) a month ago
(b) seven weeks ago
(c) a fortnight ago
(d) six weeks ago

12. What was the chief fear Hornblower had going into battle?
(a) dying
(b) losing the respect of his officers
(c) never being able to return home
(d) mutilation

13. How many dead British seamen are collected and interred to the sea?
(a) 24
(b) 14
(c) 12
(d) 25

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Hornblower remembered to do for his crew before sending them into action?

2. What did C.S. Forester compare the crew to now that they knew they were homeward bound?

3. Who was Gerard?

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

5. How is Bush injured during the battle with Natividad?

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