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

2. What nationality is Joyce's second husband?
(a) Italian.
(b) English.
(c) Black American.
(d) White American.

3. What happens to Joyce's mother?
(a) She survives a bombing.
(b) She dies of a stroke.
(c) She dies in a bombing.
(d) She moves to London.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What illegal activity does Len take part in?

2. What does the Voice of Africa concede at the end of "Somewhere in England"?

3. When does the Duke of York reach Sierra Leone?

4. What is Joyce's third husband's name?

5. When does Joyce see her son after the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Joyce and Travis's relationship?

2. What is the state of the supply of slaves when Hamilton is on the coast?

3. What belief did Hamilton's father hold concerning Christianity and slavery?

4. Describe Joyce's mother.

5. Why doesn't Len get called up for the war?

6. What does Ellis say concerning Hamilton's father's death?

7. Why doesn't Joyce's mother want her to marry?

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

9. Who is Herbert?

10. What resulted from Joyce's relationship with Herbert, and how did she deal with it?

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