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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Entry 9: August 20, 1830.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. During the storm, although the deck is in chaos, Rutherford can see Ngonyama. What does Ngonyama do?
(a) He hangs himself.
(b) He lashs (ties) himself to the rudder.
(c) He lashs (ties) himself to the mast.
(d) He lashs (ties) himself to the wheel.

3. Captain Falcon asks Rutherford to be his ____________ around the crew.
(a) Eyes and ears.
(b) Ears and eyes.
(c) Heart and soul.
(d) Hands and feet.

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

5. About whom does Rutherford find himself thinking as he writes in the ship's log?
(a) Reverend Chandler.
(b) Isadora.
(c) Papa.
(d) Jackson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Falcon tells Rutherford that it is his bet Rutherford will be ________________ by the time the ship returns to New Orleans.

2. When Rutherford wakes up after fainting, what medical procedure is Squibb performing on him?

3. When Rutherford encounters Falcon in the passageway after one of Falcon's booby traps goes off, what emotion does he hear in Falcon's voice?

4. After his conversation with Ngonyama, what does Rutherford give him?

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

(see the answer key)

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