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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Josiah promise Frances he will buy before she arrives in Bristol?
(a) A slave.
(b) A carriage.
(c) Sugar.
(d) A house.

2. How can Josiah and Sarah Cole's apartment be described?
(a) Depressing and cramped.
(b) Modern and monotone.
(c) Spacious and relaxing.
(d) Opulent and extravagent.

3. How many slaves does Josiah say have been taken out of Africa due to the slave trade?
(a) Thousands.
(b) Hundreds.
(c) A handful.
(d) Millions.

4. What does Frances change Mehuru's name to?
(a) James.
(b) Matthew.
(c) Cicero.
(d) Nathan.

5. What is the name of the insurance case that concerns Josiah?
(a) The Daisy Case.
(b) The Rose Case.
(c) The Lily Case.
(d) The Zong Case.

6. How does Mehuru's God appear to him in his mind?
(a) As a bear.
(b) As a tiger.
(c) As an alligator.
(d) As a snake.

7. What are mulatto slaves?
(a) English Slaves.
(b) White slaves.
(c) Half white half black.
(d) Slaves from the Yoruban Tribe.

8. What was the name of the ship that Josiah's father used to start the business?
(a) Marguerite.
(b) Lola.
(c) Janet.
(d) Madalyn.

9. Where did the slaves sleep in the new home?
(a) The horse stalls.
(b) The basement.
(c) The yard.
(d) The attic.

10. What does Frances want to get from her old home in Whiteleaze?
(a) Her photo album.
(b) A tree.
(c) Letters.
(d) Furniture.

11. What does Mehuru dream that comes true?
(a) Being a wealthy tribesman.
(b) Drowning at sea.
(c) Being trapped on a ship out at sea.
(d) Being told what to do.

12. Who owns the home in Queens Square that Josiah wants to buy?
(a) Lord Scott.
(b) Sir Charles.
(c) Captain Medley.
(d) Stephen Waring.

13. Who is Sir Charles's daughter?
(a) Honoria.
(b) Hannah.
(c) Shannon.
(d) Juliet.

14. What risk does Josiah take with his ship, The Rose?
(a) Sending the boat out uninsured.
(b) Trusting a new captain.
(c) Taking on new investors.
(d) Refusing to trade slaves.

15. Who is Mehuru's servant?
(a) Smedley.
(b) Sidney.
(c) Siko.
(d) Josiah.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mehuru do that surprised John Bates?

2. What does Josiah ask of Frances in their first letter correspondence?

3. When Frances asks the slaves' names, which name is not given?

4. What does Mehuru think of Frances when he firsts sees her?

5. Which ship does Mehuru arrive on?

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