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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Entry 8: August 1, 1830.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rutherford admit about his own physical condition?
(a) He is in no better shape than most of the other passengers.
(b) He is near death.
(c) He is in perfect health.
(d) He is worse off than the rest of the passengers.

2. According to the rules Diamelo establishes after Captain Falcon's death, what language must be spoken by all on board?
(a) English.
(b) Allmuseri.
(c) Portuguese.
(d) Swahili.

3. What, according to Rutherford, is the first duty of the sailors on board the Republic?
(a) Stay out of Squibb's way.
(b) Keep the ship afloat at all costs.
(c) Stay drunk.
(d) Obey the captain.

4. After the battle ends, whom do the Allmuseri accuse of being responsible for the brutal ways in which they were treated?
(a) Rutherford.
(b) Cringle.
(c) Falcon.
(d) Meadows.

5. What does Rutherford wind up inheriting from Reverend Chandler?
(a) Forty dollars, a Bible, and Chandler's bedpan.
(b) Forty acres, a copy of McGuffey's Primer, and a mule.
(c) Four dollars, a book of poetry, and Chandler's razor.
(d) A Bible.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Squibb walk with a limp?

2. How does Rutherford assume Falcon obtained the souvenirs in his cabin?

3. In what way, according to Rutherford, do the Allmuseri greet visitors to their village that is often misunderstood?

4. What is the name of the Spanish explorer who is the source of the only recorded description of the tribes people the crew will be picking up?

5. On what date did Rutherford's father try to escape?

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