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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Entry 2: June 20, 1830.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position does Peter Cringle hold aboard the Republic?
(a) Quartermaster.
(b) Captain.
(c) First mate.
(d) First mate and quartermaster.

2. Who does Cringle tell Rutherford is already aboard the ship when Rutherford presents his (stolen) work papers?
(a) Squibb.
(b) Captain Falcon.
(c) Isadora.
(d) Meadows.

3. What, according to Rutherford, is the first duty of the sailors on board the Republic?
(a) Stay out of Squibb's way.
(b) Obey the captain.
(c) Keep the ship afloat at all costs.
(d) Stay drunk.

4. How many bullet holes does Captain Falcon's door have in it?
(a) One.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

5. Cringle's correct speech is taken as ________, and the captain interprets his sensitivity as ___________.
(a) Weakness; arrogance.
(b) Prissiness; weakness.
(c) Arrogance; weakness.
(d) Snobbishness; prissiness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Captain Ebenezer Falcon has a reputation for being:

2. Isadora's terms leave Rutherford so afraid that he is afflicted for several hours with bouts of _________________.

3. Captain Falcon's ship is going to Bangalang, located on the coast of which country?

4. What is the main thing that Rutherford notices about the Republic?

5. What does Rutherford eventually take up as a career?

(see the answer key)

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