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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the brandy thief punished?
(a) He is stoned.
(b) He is thrown off the boat.
(c) He is chained.
(d) He is given 12 lashes.

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

3. Where does Joyce go in Christmas, 1937?
(a) America.
(b) Italy.
(c) France.
(d) London.

4. How does Hamilton spend his three months on the coast?
(a) He buys slaves.
(b) He spends time with his wife.
(c) He buys tobacco and other similar goods.
(d) He sells tobacco and other similar goods.

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

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

7. What illegal activity does Len take part in?
(a) Selling eggs.
(b) Selling drugs.
(c) Killing someone.
(d) Stealing goods.

8. What does Hamilton buy to discourage insurrection?
(a) Blunderbusses.
(b) Nothing.
(c) More cargo.
(d) Knives.

9. What does Hamilton do as a result of the events of the tornado?
(a) He changes course.
(b) He steals the cargo of the other ship.
(c) He frees some slaves.
(d) He discharges his first mate to be the new captain of another ship.

10. Why does Joyce go to that place during Christmas, 1937?
(a) To find her estranged boyfriend.
(b) To marry.
(c) To find a job.
(d) To start a new life.

11. What ship does James Hamilton Sail?
(a) The Mercury.
(b) The Duke of York.
(c) The Fortune.
(d) The Devon.

12. When does the Duke of York set out?
(a) January, 1752.
(b) August, 1751.
(c) August, 1752.
(d) August, 1753.

13. Who is the man that knew Captain Hamilton's father and had done business with him?
(a) Matthew Arthur.
(b) John Pierce.
(c) Mr. Davey.
(d) Mr. Ellis.

14. When does Joyce marry her second husband?
(a) When he is dishonorably discharged.
(b) When he quits the army.
(c) When he is given compassionate leave.
(d) When he is honorably discharged.

15. What form is "Crossing the River" written in?
(a) A ship's log.
(b) A speech.
(c) A third person narrative.
(d) A letter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Joyce become friends with around December, 1939?

2. What agreement does the skipper of the ship make when he goes down the dangerous part of the coast?

3. Where does "Somewhere in England" take place?

4. Why is the Duke of York headed to its destination?

5. What ship is taken over while Hamilton is ashore?

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