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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Joyce meet in London?
(a) Greer.
(b) Travis.
(c) Herbert.
(d) Len.

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

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

4. When did Joyce meet this person in London?
(a) Christmas, 1935.
(b) Christmas, 1938.
(c) Christmas, 1940.
(d) Christmas, 1936.

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

6. What punishment does Mr. Davey receive for misbehaving again?
(a) He is impressed in a man-of-war.
(b) He is lashed.
(c) He is killed.
(d) He is thrown overboard.

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

8. How does Joyce's first marriage end?
(a) They split amicably and remain friends.
(b) Her husband dies.
(c) She leaves her husband.
(d) Her husband has an affair and leaves her.

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

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

11. How did Hamilton acquire his ship?
(a) He received it as a gift.
(b) He inherited it from his father.
(c) He stole it.
(d) He bought it.

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

13. What happens to Joyce's second husband?
(a) He leaves her for another woman.
(b) He dies in England.
(c) He dies in Italy.
(d) He dies in America.

14. Who is the master of the Duke of York?
(a) Captain John Pierce.
(b) Mr. Ellis.
(c) Captain Jackson.
(d) Captain James Hamilton.

15. What does Hamilton do with the three old women slaves that come aboard?
(a) He gives them to another ship.
(b) He sells them.
(c) He orders them to be disposed of.
(d) He frees them.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the brandy thief punished?

2. Where does the Duke of York set sail from?

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

4. Who is Mr. Davey?

5. How is Mr. Davey punished?

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