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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Joyce's father?
(a) He was killed in a robbery.
(b) He was killed by her mother.
(c) He was killed in WWI.
(d) He was killed in WWII.

2. Who does Hamilton write to while he is on the ship?
(a) His new wife.
(b) Mr. Ellis.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

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

4. What does Joyce name her son?
(a) Travis.
(b) Terry.
(c) Greer.
(d) Len.

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

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

7. When does Joyce see her son after the war?
(a) 1948.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1970.

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

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

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

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

12. Who does Joyce meet around September, 1942?
(a) Terry.
(b) Greer.
(c) Travis.
(d) Sandra.

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

14. Where is Captain Hamilton shipping off to when his trading is done on the coast?
(a) Australia.
(b) The Americas.
(c) England.
(d) Canada.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the first crew member to die?

3. Where is the Duke of York headed?

4. When a ship is "almost slave," what does this mean?

5. Who does Joyce marry?

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