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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Entry 6: July 3, 1830.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old does Rutherford estimate the deceased slave boy to be?
(a) About Ngonyama's age.
(b) Younger than him.
(c) Older than him.
(d) About his age.

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

4. During the storm encountered by the Republic, who is among those swept out to sea?
(a) Baleka's father.
(b) Baleka.
(c) Baleka's mother.
(d) Baleka's aunt.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rutherford wind up inheriting from Reverend Chandler?

2. What does Cringle tell Rutherford that Falcon watches for in each crew member?

3. Cringle's correct speech is taken as ________, and the captain interprets his sensitivity as ___________.

4. What does Captain Falcon catch Rutherford doing one night?

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

(see the answer key)

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