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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Entry 5: June 30, 1830.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After his conversation with Falcon, what does Rutherford see?
(a) Meadows, imitating Rutherford's voice and habits.
(b) Meadows, imitating Falcon's voice and habits.
(c) Ngonyama, eavesdropping on the conversation.
(d) Squibb and his parrot, both drunk.

2. Isadora warns Rutherford that he is not _________.
(a) Bright.
(b) Likable.
(c) Classy.
(d) Common.

3. In the Allmuseri language, what part of speech is used instead of nouns?
(a) Adjectives.
(b) Adverbs.
(c) Pronouns.
(d) Verbs.

4. What does Ngonyama tell Rutherford he would do if he were master of the ship?
(a) He would sail back to Bangalang and kill the crew.
(b) He would sail to New Orleans and return the ship to the crew.
(c) He would sail back to Bangalang and enslave the crew.
(d) He would sail back to Bangalang and return the ship to the crew.

5. What does Captain Falcon tell Rutherford the secret cargo consists of?
(a) An Allmuseri god.
(b) A never-before-seen bird.
(c) An Allmuseri king.
(d) A dinosaur.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position does Peter Cringle hold aboard the Republic?

2. After the storm, who stands up to Cringle regarding the poor condition of the ship?

3. Captain Falcon tells Rutherford that the cargo they will pick up at Bangalang includes forty ______________ tribes people.

4. When he arrives in New Orleans, where does Rutherford try, but fail, to find work?

5. What does Captain Falcon tell Rutherford he has been teased about since he was a boy?

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