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

2. The next time Rutherford talks to Falcon, what does Falcon tell him he plans to do with the Allmuseri once they reach land?
(a) Keep them for himself.
(b) Sell them.
(c) Kill them.
(d) Set them free.

3. What is the name of the Spanish explorer who is the source of the only recorded description of the tribes people the crew will be picking up?
(a) Marco Garcia.
(b) Marco Polo.
(c) Garcia Rafael.
(d) Rafael Garcia.

4. When he arrives in New Orleans, where does Rutherford try, but fail, to find work?
(a) Restaurants and the shipyard..
(b) Salons.
(c) Salons and negro bars.
(d) Negro bars.

5. At the beginning of Entry 2, what does Rutherford say wakes him up?
(a) A knife pressed against his stomach.
(b) A pistol pressed against his stomach.
(c) A knife pressed against his neck.
(d) A pistol pressed against his head.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Mr. Zeringue tell Rutherford he owes him?

2. What percentage was Captain Falcon set to receive of the cargo's value?

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

4. What does Cringle have a sixth sense about?

5. How does Rutherford describe Nathaniel Meadows?

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