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

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

3. What agreement does the skipper of the ship make when he goes down the dangerous part of the coast?
(a) To share the cargo.
(b) To exchange crew members.
(c) Mutual protection against danger.
(d) To share the profit.

4. What ship is taken over while Hamilton is ashore?
(a) The Halifax.
(b) The Devon.
(c) The Fortune.
(d) The Duke of York.

5. Where does the Duke of York set sail from?
(a) New York Harbor.
(b) Liverpool, England.
(c) Australia.
(d) Africa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who dies in November 1940?

2. What ship does James Hamilton Sail?

3. What does the Voice of Africa say about Joyce?

4. Where is the Duke of York headed?

5. Who does Joyce meet around September, 1942?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Joyce's life in 1963.

2. Describe Mr. Ellis.

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

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

5. What happens to Sandra and why?

6. What measures did Hamilton take to prevent a slave insurrection?

7. What does Hamilton think of Ellis's ideas on his father's death?

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

9. Describe Joyce's marriage to Len.

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

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