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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job does Joyce hold in June, 1939?
(a) Clerk.
(b) Farmer.
(c) Shop owner.
(d) Pub owner.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Joyce meet in London?

2. How is Mr. Davey punished?

3. What illegal activity does Len take part in?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the state of Hamilton's cargo near the end of the log in "Crossing the River"?

2. How does Captain Hamilton reconcile his Christian beliefs with his professional dealings in slavery?

3. Who is Herbert?

4. Describe Joyce's marriage to Len.

5. What happens to Joyce's mother?

6. Describe Joyce's mother.

7. Why do villagers dislike Joyce?

8. Why is Len sent to prison?

9. What happened during the tornado in "Crossing the River"?

10. On what condition does the Army allow Travis to marry Joyce?

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