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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom should Hornblower open communication to receive further orders as soon as it was convenient?
(a) the captain of a nearby British ship
(b) the Rear Admiral commanding the Leeward Islands
(c) the English king
(d) the Admiral of the Gulf of Fonseca

2. What does Hornblower see on his way to the palace?
(a) dead and near-dead men shackled in the sun
(b) strange exotic foliage
(c) a herd of wild boar
(d) a native wedding procession

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

4. How did the British Admiralty want to use the Spanish possessions?
(a) to establish British settlements
(b) to moor their ships in the harbors
(c) to use them to send British convicts there for imprisonment
(d) for British commerce and trade

5. How many guns did the Natividad have on board?
(a) 40
(b) 46
(c) 36
(d) 50

Short Answer Questions

1. In the restocking of Lydia, what did Hernandez provide instead of flour?

2. Where exactly in South America was Hornblower expected to open trade for England?

3. How many months at sea were they without touching land?

4. What were the huts that Hornblower saw on his way to the palace made of?

5. Who comes aboard Lydia in a small craft to speak with Hornblower?

Short Essay Questions

1. What appears on the beach the morning after Hornblower's visit to El Supremo's palace?

2. Describe the actual battle that ensues after Lydia takes Navtividad by surprise?

3. What was Captain Hornblower ordered to do by the British admiralty?

4. Why do you think it was a wise decision of Hornblower not to get familiar with his lieutenants and to remain aloof and close-mouthed?

5. What is the stragegy that El Supremo lays out to Hornblower about conquest?

6. Describe Lydia, the ship Hornblower was a captain of.

7. What are some of the insults Hornblower disregards in order to accomplish his goals?

8. Describe Alvarado whom Hornblower was ordered to help in a rebellion against Spain?

9. Describe Captain Hornblower's appearance?

10. What does Hornblower do when he is told Natividad is approaching?

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