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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do a lot of slaves and crew members succumb to?
(a) Smallpox.
(b) Measles.
(c) Malaria and dysentery.
(d) Mumps.

2. What is Joyce's third husband's name?
(a) Terry.
(b) Travis.
(c) Alan.
(d) Len.

3. Who does Joyce marry?
(a) Terry.
(b) Len.
(c) Tommy.
(d) Greer.

4. How many people make up the crew of the Duke of York?
(a) 33.
(b) 28.
(c) 18.
(d) 30.

5. What did the first crew member die of?
(a) Fever.
(b) Smallpox.
(c) Mumps.
(d) He was killed.

6. What is Hamilton's nationality?
(a) African.
(b) Irish.
(c) American.
(d) English.

7. What agreement does the skipper of the ship make when he goes down the dangerous part of the coast?
(a) To exchange crew members.
(b) To share the cargo.
(c) To share the profit.
(d) Mutual protection against danger.

8. What does Len announce when he comes home in December, 1943?
(a) He is going to sell the shop.
(b) He is going to expand the shop.
(c) He is going to go to America.
(d) He is going to join the Army.

9. When does the Duke of York reach the Canary Islands?
(a) September 1st.
(b) September 29th.
(c) May 1st.
(d) August 29th.

10. What profession does Joyce have when she is married?
(a) She runs a store with her husband.
(b) She has no profession.
(c) She works in a food warehouse.
(d) She is a clerk.

11. What does Hamilton worry about in regards to buying slaves?
(a) He is worried about his profit.
(b) He is worries about selling it later.
(c) He is worried about what do with the profit.
(d) He is worried about what his wife will think.

12. Where is the Duke of York headed?
(a) The Americas.
(b) Canada.
(c) England.
(d) The coast of Africa.

13. What does the Voice of Africa say about Joyce?
(a) Joyce failed her people.
(b) Joyce is the voice of Africa.
(c) Joyce is one of her own.
(d) Joyce will never be one of her own.

14. When does "Somewhere in England" take place?
(a) World War I era.
(b) Gulf War era.
(c) Civil War era.
(d) World War II era.

15. What happens in April and May, 1937 in "Somewhere in England"?
(a) Joyce has a baby.
(b) Joyce has an abortion.
(c) Joyce marries.
(d) Joyce dies.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the Duke of York set out?

2. When does Joyce marry her second husband?

3. How many living children does Joyce have by the end of "Somewhere in England"?

4. Who does Joyce meet around September, 1942?

5. When did Joyce meet this person in London?

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