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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Entry 3: June 23, 1830.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is another name for the crew's sleeping quarters, according to Rutherford's entry?
(a) Barracks.
(b) Orlop.
(c) Dunlop.
(d) Berthing area.

2. How many days does it take the Republic to travel from New Orleans to Africa?
(a) Thirty-one.
(b) Forty-one.
(c) Forty.
(d) Thirty.

3. What does Cringle tell Rutherford that Falcon watches for in each crew member?
(a) A weakness.
(b) A strength.
(c) Incompetency.
(d) Illness.

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

5. What percentage was Captain Falcon set to receive of the cargo's value?
(a) 20%.
(b) 25%.
(c) 5%.
(d) 15%.

Short Answer Questions

1. During his sob story, how did Rutherford say his mother had died?

2. When Rutherford sees the Allmuseri, what tribe does he describe them as taller than?

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

4. What is Mr. Zeringue?

5. The name of the ship on which Rutherford's new acquaintance is sailing is:

(see the answer key)

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