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

2. Rutherford warns the reader not to be too ________________ his way of life.
(a) Angered by.
(b) Judgmental of.
(c) Critical of.
(d) Disgusted by.

3. How much pay does Falcon offer Rutherford (an offer that Rutherford accepts) to remain part of the crew?
(a) Five percent of the earnings.
(b) Twenty-five percent of the earnings.
(c) None.
(d) Ten percent of the earnings.

4. What is Tommy no longer able to do after he tries to look at the cargo?
(a) Speak.
(b) Walk.
(c) See.
(d) Hear.

5. What prophecy of Reverend Chandler about him does Rutherford say comes true in Entry 3?
(a) He becomes a thief.
(b) He becomes a murderer.
(c) He becomes a man's man.
(d) He becomes a pirate.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Mr. Zeringue?

3. Where does Tommy stay for the rest of the voyage to New Orleans?

4. What is another name for the crew's sleeping quarters, according to Rutherford's entry?

5. What does Isadora tell Rutherford he should do instead of constantly getting drunk?

(see the answer key)

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