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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 had Hornblower resolved to do on this voyage that he hadn't done previously?
(a) write daily in his ship's log
(b) immediately punish any seaman who stepped out of line
(c) refrain from talkativeness and over-familiarity with the crew
(d) drill the crew every day

2. What had Hornblower been ordered to do with Lydia?
(a) hand it over to El Supremo
(b) sink it rather than surrender
(c) stay out of sight until arrival at the Gulf of Fonseca
(d) use it to immmedately take Natividad

3. With what country had Spain recently sided against England?
(a) Germany
(b) France
(c) Belgium
(d) Holland

4. What does El Supremo want the two ships to do after Natividad is captured?
(a) sail to Spain to fight a rebellion against Spain
(b) sail as a fleet, capture La Libertad then all Nicaragua
(c) sail to Peru and confer about future maneuvers
(d) capture treasure ships together and split the treasure

5. What did the burgoo the captain ate for breakfast consist of?
(a) a mixture of mashed biscuit crumbs and minced salt beef
(b) black extract of burnt bread
(c) rum and scones
(d) dry bread crusts and milk

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hornblower see on his way to the palace?

2. What did the flag that Natividad now flew look like?

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

4. The novel takes place during what war?

5. How do El Supremos' officers quell the crew after they take over Natividad?

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. Describe Captain Hornblower's appearance?

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

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

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

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

7. What is the strategy Hornblower devises to capture Natividad, though it is larger and has more guns than the Lydia has?

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

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

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

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