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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Entry 2: June 20, 1830.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Falcon tells Rutherford that it is his bet Rutherford will be ________________ by the time the ship returns to New Orleans.
(a) A slave.
(b) A man's man.
(c) A ship's officer.
(d) Dead.

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

3. 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.

4. Why does Squibb walk with a limp?
(a) He has a metal rod in his leg.
(b) He has a wooden leg.
(c) He has a metal rod in his foot.
(d) He has a partially amputated foot.

5. What is the main thing that Rutherford notices about the Republic?
(a) The stench and filthiness below deck.
(b) The absence of civility and manners.
(c) The absence of women.
(d) The lack of proper safety equipment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is "Papa"?

2. After talking with Isadora and Mr. Zeringue, where does Rutherford go that turns out to be filled with sailors?

3. Where does the explorer now reside?

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

5. According to Rutherford, what are Falcon's legs shorter than?

(see the answer key)

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