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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 does Rutherford notice about the slaves when they come up from the hold?
(a) They don't have any clothes.
(b) They have lice and rat bites.
(c) Their feet are dirty.
(d) They smell of vomit and feces.

2. When Reverend Chandler was near death, where did Jackson ask Rutherford to meet him?
(a) In Chandler's chambers.
(b) In the living room.
(c) In Chandler's office.
(d) In the kitchen.

3. How long has the cargo been in existence?
(a) Since the Middle Ages.
(b) Since the Roman times.
(c) Forever.
(d) Since the Stone Age.

4. Rutherford notices that Cringle's body is covered in:
(a) Smallpox.
(b) Dirt.
(c) A rash.
(d) Open sores.

5. What does Ngonyama tell Rutherford he would do if he were master of the ship?
(a) He would sail back to Bangalang and kill the crew.
(b) He would sail back to Bangalang and enslave the crew.
(c) He would sail to New Orleans and return the ship to the crew.
(d) He would sail back to Bangalang and return the ship to the crew.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the captain dies, what is done with him and all his possessions?

2. What Allmuseri martial art is based on fighting in close quarters while bound?

3. How many years older than Rutherford is his brother Jackson?

4. Who becomes the unofficial ship's doctor?

5. How much of Rutherford's blood does Squibb eventually draw?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Rutherford helps throw the boy's corpse overboard, he is left with a piece of the boy's rotting flesh in his hand. What feeling does this experience leave him with?

2. After Rutherford is thrown into the water, he sees the Allmuseri grabbing onto wood and debris to stay afloat; however, they are still very close to the ship. What happens to nearly all of the Allmuseri when the ship goes below the surface?

3. When another ship is sighted, what does Diamelo suggest doing about it?

4. When another storm comes up, Ngonyama helps Rutherford up to the deck just as an explosion rocks the boat. What appears to be the cause of the explosion?

5. When Rutherford first awakens after fainting while feeding the Allmuseri god, Squibb is feeding him a piece of steak that turns out to be Cringle's flesh. How did Cringle wind up as Rutherford's dinner?

6. Rutherford begins daydreaming about Isadora. What does he see himself doing in his daydream?

7. After his discussion with Squibb, Rutherford goes back up on deck and sees Ngonyama looking out to sea toward Bangalang. What does this remind Rutherford of?

8. Diamelo makes up many new rules that favor the Allmuseri and to which the Americans must submit. What winds up being the only one of these rules that is actually followed?

9. One night, Cringle tells Rutherford about his father. How does Cringle describe his father's attitude towards money and the rich?

10. When Cringle decides to begin the mutiny and sends Rutherford to Falcon's cabin, what happens to Fletcher?

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