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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. Captain Falcon tells Rutherford that the cargo they will pick up at Bangalang includes forty ______________ tribes people.
(a) Ubuntu.
(b) Allmuseri.
(c) Watusi.
(d) Pygmy.

2. After Rutherford's new friend passes out from alcohol, what does Rutherford do?
(a) Goes home and prepares for his wedding.
(b) Steals the man's work papers and boards the ship as him.
(c) Steals the man's work papers and uses his identity to start a new life in Alabama.
(d) Boards the ship as a stowaway.

3. How old does Squibb tell Rutherford he is?
(a) Sixty.
(b) Thirty.
(c) He is unsure of his age.
(d) Twenty.

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

5. What is Mr. Zeringue?
(a) The town's wealthiest businessman.
(b) The town financier.
(c) The town gangster.
(d) The town benefactor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is appointed captain once Falcon is out of the way?

2. How long has the cargo been in existence?

3. When McGaffin notices the ring that Rutherford is wearing, how does Rutherford say he got it from Captain Falcon?

4. Isadora agrees to pay off Rutherford's debt if he agrees to what?

5. What does Cringle have a sixth sense about?

(see the answer key)

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