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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Rafael Garcia.
(b) Marco Garcia.
(c) Garcia Rafael.
(d) Marco Polo.

2. While in New Orleans, where does Rutherford like to hang out?
(a) The French Quarter.
(b) The bar.
(c) The marina.
(d) The waterfront.

3. When Falcon starts telling Rutherford intimate details about the crew members, how does Rutherford say it makes him feel?
(a) Privileged.
(b) Unclean.
(c) Dirty.
(d) Powerful.

4. What is the name of the black man who brings Rutherford to Mr. Zeringue?
(a) Santos.
(b) Enrique.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Larry.

5. Isadora's terms leave Rutherford so afraid that he is afflicted for several hours with bouts of _________________.
(a) Vomiting.
(b) Headaches.
(c) Hiccups.
(d) Coughing.

6. About whom does Rutherford want to learn more?
(a) Captain Falcon.
(b) Isadora.
(c) Squibb.
(d) Tommy, the cabin boy.

7. How much water do the Allmuseri have in the hold where they are they are kept?
(a) A foot.
(b) Two feet.
(c) Six inches.
(d) An inch.

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

9. Why do the Allmuseri require no medication?
(a) They possess the ability to heal themselves.
(b) They rely entirely on natural remedies.
(c) They are resistant to all medications.
(d) They are immune to all diseases.

10. What does Captain Falcon catch Rutherford doing one night?
(a) Stealing from the rest of the crew.
(b) Rummaging through his cabin.
(c) Rummaging through the galley.
(d) Stealing from the liquor stash.

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

12. The name of the ship on which Rutherford's new acquaintance is sailing is:
(a) The Republic.
(b) The Federalist>.
(c) The Juno.
(d) The Black Pearl.

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

14. How many bullet holes does Captain Falcon's door have in it?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Captain Falcon consider himself?

2. What did Reverend Chandler, Rutherford's master, try to teach him while he was growing up on the plantation?

3. When Rutherford sees the Allmuseri, what tribe does he describe them as taller than?

4. When McGaffin notices the ring that Rutherford is wearing, how does Rutherford say he got it from Captain Falcon?

5. How much pay does Falcon offer Rutherford (an offer that Rutherford accepts) to remain part of the crew?

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