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

2. Isadora warns Rutherford that he is not _________.
(a) Common.
(b) Bright.
(c) Likable.
(d) Classy.

3. The sailor that Rutherford meets in Entry 1 is taking the position of ____________ aboard Captain Falcon's ship.
(a) Cook.
(b) Boatswain.
(c) First Mate.
(d) Quartermaster.

4. 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) Ten percent of the earnings.
(c) None.
(d) Twenty-five percent of the earnings.

5. What does Cringle tell Rutherford about seeing and hearing the cabin boy in Falcon's quarters?
(a) He tells Rutherford to tell anyone who will listen.
(b) He says nothing to Rutherford about it.
(c) He tells Rutherford not to speak of it to anyone.
(d) He tells Rutherford that he wants to kill Falcon over it.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long has the cargo been in existence?

3. What is the main thing that Rutherford notices about the Republic?

4. What is the name of the black man who brings Rutherford to Mr. Zeringue?

5. When the Republic begins its return trip to New Orleans, what does it encounter?

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