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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. What did Hornblower deplore about his body?
(a) his pot belly
(b) his thin legs
(c) his large nose
(d) his big feet

2. How many British casualties are there during the capturing of Natividad?
(a) three
(b) four
(c) not one
(d) two

3. When would Hornblower be permitted to capture treasure ships in the Pacific?
(a) right before returning to England
(b) after he ship was repaired and fullly stocked with food
(c) after one month
(d) after the rebellion against Spain was successful

4. Who comes aboard Lydia in a small craft to speak with Hornblower?
(a) El Suprempo
(b) Manuel Hernandez
(c) Don Juan
(d) Hernandez Lopez

5. Which of the crew likes to rap the seamen with his rattan cane?
(a) Hornblower's steward, Polwheal
(b) boatswain Harrison
(c) 3rd Lieutenant Galbraith
(d) 1st Lieutenant Bush

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was Galbraith?

3. What did the burgoo the captain ate for breakfast consist of?

4. What request did Hornblower make of El Supremo?

5. Where does Hornblower conclude Lydia has made perfect landfall?

Short Essay Questions

1. Hornblower is not close to any of the crew under him and neither is El Supremo close to his men. What are some of the differences between Hornblower's relationship with his men and the behavior El Supremo exhbits toward his men?

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

3. Which supplies was Lydia out of or low on after seven months at sea?

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. Describe Captain Hornblower's appearance?

6. What does El Supremo demand upon boarding Natividad and why is it meaningless?

7. How did Horatio Hornblower prove himself a good captain during the section "The Prosperous Voyage"?

8. What does Hornblower do with the captured officers and crew of Natividad?

9. Name three of the officers of H.M.S. Lydia and their ranks.

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

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