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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. Who does Cringle tell Rutherford is already aboard the ship when Rutherford presents his (stolen) work papers?
(a) Squibb.
(b) Isadora.
(c) Captain Falcon.
(d) Meadows.

2. Cringle's correct speech is taken as ________, and the captain interprets his sensitivity as ___________.
(a) Snobbishness; prissiness.
(b) Arrogance; weakness.
(c) Prissiness; weakness.
(d) Weakness; arrogance.

3. To whom does Rutherford tell a sob story?
(a) Cringle.
(b) Captain Falcon.
(c) Squibb.
(d) Tommy, the cabin boy.

4. What ability does Ngonyama have?
(a) To become invisible.
(b) To fade into the background.
(c) To negotiate even the hardest situations.
(d) To walk through walls.

5. How many slaves is Ngonyama put in charge of?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Five.
(c) Ten.
(d) Twenty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the explorer now reside?

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

3. How does Tommy wind up being the first to try to look at the mysterious cargo inside the crate?

4. In the Allmuseri language, what part of speech is used instead of nouns?

5. What is Isadora's career?

(see the answer key)

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