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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Happy Return.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Galbraith was dying, who did he think Lady Barbara was?
(a) his sister
(b) his wife
(c) his mother
(d) an angel

2. What were the huts that Hornblower saw on his way to the palace made of?
(a) local volcanic stone
(b) wood
(c) palmettos
(d) mud

3. What did Hornblower dread Bush would do if he discovered the romance between Hornblower and Lady Barbara?
(a) he would be hurt
(b) he would no longer respect him
(c) he would be tactfully tactless
(d) he would tell the other crewmen

4. What habit had Lady Barbara acquired in her forced loneliness?
(a) firting with the crew
(b) writing long letters to England , though they couldn't be sent
(c) talking with herself
(d) confiding in Hebe, her maid

5. For what does the crew love Hornblower?
(a) for what he says
(b) for what he does
(c) for what he thinks
(d) for what he is

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Hornblower had been how many years at sea?

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

4. What did Crystal do to raise the wind because of Lady Barbara's eagerness to reach St. Helena?

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

(see the answer key)

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