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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. Approximately long will the ship's journey take?
(a) Three years.
(b) Three months.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Three decades.

2. What effect does Rutherford say the written form of the Allmuseri language has on him?
(a) It angers him.
(b) It confuses him.
(c) It relaxes him.
(d) It makes him anxious.

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

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

5. What has destroyed the Allmuseri village?
(a) The slave trade.
(b) War.
(c) Disease.
(d) Famine.

Short Answer Questions

1. When carving a pig, how does Rutherford describe the way Ngonyama handles the knife?

2. In describing the Allmuseri language, Rutherford says the sounds they produce are like:

3. How does Rutherford describe Nathaniel Meadows?

4. The next time Rutherford talks to Falcon, what does Falcon tell him he plans to do with the Allmuseri once they reach land?

5. During the storm encountered by the Republic, who is among those swept out to sea?

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