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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Entry 8: August 1, 1830.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the crew realize their only hope for survival is?
(a) The Allmuseri god.
(b) The ship that has been sighted nearby.
(c) Cannibalism.
(d) The land that has been sighted.

2. When Rutherford goes back on deck, what does he find himself dreaming of?
(a) Home.
(b) Isadora.
(c) His father.
(d) Bangalang.

3. What does Rutherford wind up inheriting from Reverend Chandler?
(a) A Bible.
(b) Forty acres, a copy of McGuffey's Primer, and a mule.
(c) Four dollars, a book of poetry, and Chandler's razor.
(d) Forty dollars, a Bible, and Chandler's bedpan.

4. What is the main thing that Rutherford notices about the Republic?
(a) The lack of proper safety equipment.
(b) The stench and filthiness below deck.
(c) The absence of civility and manners.
(d) The absence of women.

5. How does Rutherford describe himself as having felt on board?
(a) Claustrophobic.
(b) Hydrophobic.
(c) Nauseous.
(d) Dizzy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Isadora's terms leave Rutherford so afraid that he is afflicted for several hours with bouts of _________________.

2. When he arrives in New Orleans, where does Rutherford try, but fail, to find work?

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

4. On what does Riley Jackson blame his wild ways?

5. In what way, according to Rutherford, do the Allmuseri greet visitors to their village that is often misunderstood?

(see the answer key)

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