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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do El Supremos' officers quell the crew after they take over Natividad?
(a) threaten that any crewman who disobeys must walk the plank
(b) execute a hesitant boy
(c) withhold food for three days
(d) tie a disobedient crewsman to the mast

2. What fish were observed from the deck of Lydia?
(a) barracudas
(b) sharks
(c) flying fish
(d) whales

3. Describe Maria, Hornblower's wife's complexion?
(a) Maria's complexion had a tendency to have spots
(b) Maria's complexion was swarthy
(c) Maria's complexion was fair with pink cheeks.
(d) Maria's complexion was ruddy like a red-headed Irish woman.

4. What had Hornblower not used once in a week?
(a) the lash
(b) his dress clothes
(c) his journal
(d) his charts

5. What is the gaffe Lady Barbara makes which eases Hornblower's mind about her knowledge of ships and her intelligence?
(a) Lady Barbara doesn't know what a coxswain is.
(b) Lady Barbara doesn't know what "Beat to Quarters" means
(c) Lady Barbara doesn't know what a foremast is.
(d) Lady Barbara refers to the deck of her cabin as the "floor".

Short Answer Questions

1. How would you describe the physical appearance of El Supremo?

2. How many decks did the Spanish ship Natividad have?

3. What made the whole crew of Lydia spring into action on approaching Natividad?

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

5. What does Captain Hornblower do at the same time every morning?

(see the answer key)

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