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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Joyce marry in 1944?
(a) Greer.
(b) Terry.
(c) Travis.
(d) Len.

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

4. What group does Len join in 1940?
(a) The Army.
(b) The British Army.
(c) The Navy.
(d) Local Defense Volunteers.

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

6. What is the stateroom of the ship set up for?
(a) To use as a resting area.
(b) To use as a meeting room.
(c) To use as a stateroom.
(d) To use as a shop.

7. What happens to Sandra in 1940?
(a) She dies in childbirth.
(b) She is killed in a bombing.
(c) Her husband kills her.
(d) She dies of her illness.

8. What ship is taken over while Hamilton is ashore?
(a) The Devon.
(b) The Halifax.
(c) The Fortune.
(d) The Duke of York.

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

10. Where does "Somewhere in England" take place?
(a) Liverpool, England.
(b) France.
(c) Italy.
(d) The English countryside.

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

12. Who is caught stealing brandy?
(a) The ship's cooper.
(b) The first mate.
(c) The captain.
(d) The second mate.

13. How does Joyce react to Len's announcement?
(a) She thinks it's unfair and fights it.
(b) She supports whatever he says.
(c) She accepts it resignedly.
(d) She accepts it joyfully.

14. When a ship is "almost slave," what does this mean?
(a) The ship is being taken over by slaves.
(b) The ship is owned by slaves.
(c) The ship is crewed by slaves.
(d) The ship is almost ready to leave with a full cargo of slaves.

15. When does the Duke of York reach Sierra Leone?
(a) October 1st.
(b) September 30th.
(c) October 13th.
(d) November 13th.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ship does the Duke of York pass when they arrive?

2. When did Joyce meet this person in London?

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

4. What did Captain Hamilton find in the slaves' quarters?

5. What does Hamilton do with the three old women slaves that come aboard?

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