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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 chained.
(c) He is thrown off the boat.
(d) He is given 12 lashes.

2. How old is Hamilton?
(a) 30.
(b) 26.
(c) 28.
(d) 24.

3. Who does Joyce become friends with around December, 1939?
(a) Tommy.
(b) Sandra.
(c) Martha.
(d) Greer.

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

5. How does Joyce's mother treat Joyce?
(a) She is like a friend.
(b) She is open.
(c) She is strict.
(d) She is laid back.

6. What group arrives in the small village in "Somewhere in England"?
(a) Black American soldiers.
(b) White American soldiers.
(c) African slaves.
(d) African slave traders.

7. Why is the Duke of York headed to its destination?
(a) To pick up goods like tobacco and cotton.
(b) To drop off slaves.
(c) To pick up and transport slaves.
(d) To drop off goods like tobacco and cotton.

8. Who is the first crew member to die?
(a) Mr. Ellis.
(b) Matthew Arthur.
(c) Mr. Davey.
(d) John Pierce.

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

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

11. What did Captain Hamilton find in the slaves' quarters?
(a) Weapons.
(b) Stolen food.
(c) Stolen clothes.
(d) Stolen brandy.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sandra confess in March 1940?

2. Who is the master of the Duke of York?

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

4. What happens in April and May, 1937 in "Somewhere in England"?

5. What happens to Joyce's second husband?

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