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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Entry 4: June 28, 1830.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did freedman Rutherford Calhoun work when he was a slave?
(a) In the corn fields.
(b) As a house slave.
(c) In the gardens.
(d) In the cotton fields.

2. According to Rutherford, what are Falcon's legs shorter than?
(a) His chart table.
(b) His bed.
(c) His dining table.
(d) His captain's chair.

3. When is the only time Cringle seems to relax?
(a) When he is with others.
(b) When he is alone on watch or reading.
(c) When he is sleeping.
(d) When he is alone on watch.

4. How does Rutherford describe himself as having felt on board?
(a) Claustrophobic.
(b) Hydrophobic.
(c) Nauseous.
(d) Dizzy.

5. What position does Peter Cringle hold aboard the Republic?
(a) Quartermaster.
(b) First mate.
(c) Captain.
(d) First mate and quartermaster.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Republic begins its return trip to New Orleans, what does it encounter?

2. What did Reverend Chandler, Rutherford's master, try to teach him while he was growing up on the plantation?

3. At the beginning of Entry 2, what does Rutherford say wakes him up?

4. Captain Falcon's ship is going to Bangalang, located on the coast of which country?

5. The sailor that Rutherford meets in Entry 1 is taking the position of ____________ aboard Captain Falcon's ship.

(see the answer key)

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