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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. Why do the Allmuseri require no medication?
(a) They rely entirely on natural remedies.
(b) They possess the ability to heal themselves.
(c) They are immune to all diseases.
(d) They are resistant to all medications.

2. Rutherford befriends an Allmuseri woman and a young girl named Baleka. What relationship is Baleka to the Allmuseri woman?
(a) None.
(b) Niece.
(c) Sister.
(d) Daughter.

3. How does Tommy wind up being the first to try to look at the mysterious cargo inside the crate?
(a) He draws the shortest straw.
(b) He wins a game of poker.
(c) He is the youngest crew member.
(d) He loses at a game of dice.

4. During his sob story, how did Rutherford say his mother had died?
(a) Of overwork, in the fields of Illinois.
(b) In bed, of old age.
(c) Of disease, during passage from Africa.
(d) In childbirth, giving birth to his baby sister.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the black man who brings Rutherford to Mr. Zeringue?

2. How much does Mr. Zeringue tell Rutherford he owes him?

3. What is the main thing that Rutherford notices about the Republic?

4. Captain Falcon asks Rutherford to be his ____________ around the crew.

5. What does Rutherford eventually take up as a career?

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