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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Tommy no longer able to do after he tries to look at the cargo?
(a) Walk.
(b) Hear.
(c) Speak.
(d) See.

2. What activates the safety on the pistol that Falcon gives Rutherford?
(a) A button just above the trigger.
(b) A magnetized ring.
(c) A magnetized earring.
(d) The pistol has no safety.

3. What is Mr. Zeringue?
(a) The town's wealthiest businessman.
(b) The town gangster.
(c) The town financier.
(d) The town benefactor.

4. What is the term used for the toilet?
(a) Honey bucket.
(b) Bilge.
(c) Loo.
(d) Head.

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

6. What does Captain Falcon consider himself?
(a) Unpopular.
(b) A genius.
(c) Misunderstood.
(d) Popular.

7. Captain Falcon's ship is going to Bangalang, located on the coast of which country?
(a) India.
(b) Guinea.
(c) Greece.
(d) Ghana.

8. What is Captain Falcon's opinion of the war against England?
(a) Brilliantly planned and masterfully executed.
(b) Stupid, but masterfully executed.
(c) Brilliantly planned, but full of military mistakes.
(d) Stupid and full of military mistakes.

9. When McGaffin notices the ring that Rutherford is wearing, how does Rutherford say he got it from Captain Falcon?
(a) He says he stole it.
(b) He says it was a gift.
(c) He says he bought it off the captain.
(d) He says the captain dropped it and he picked it up.

10. Captain Ebenezer Falcon has a reputation for being:
(a) Kind.
(b) Incompetent.
(c) Ruthless.
(d) Cruel.

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

12. In the Allmuseri language, what part of speech is used instead of nouns?
(a) Verbs.
(b) Adjectives.
(c) Adverbs.
(d) Pronouns.

13. Who is appointed captain once Falcon is out of the way?
(a) Squibb.
(b) McGaffin.
(c) Cringle.
(d) Rutherford.

14. In describing the Allmuseri language, Rutherford says the sounds they produce are like:
(a) The sound of birds chattering at dawn.
(b) Nails on a chalkboard.
(c) Deep, melodious breaths.
(d) The rush of wind through the trees.

15. What ability does Ngonyama have?
(a) To walk through walls.
(b) To become invisible.
(c) To fade into the background.
(d) To negotiate even the hardest situations.

Short Answer Questions

1. What effect does Rutherford say the written form of the Allmuseri language has on him?

2. What is the name of the sailor Rutherford meets?

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

4. After the cargo is brought on board, what does Captain Falcon put Rutherford in charge of?

5. Which crew member does Cringle tell Rutherford to stay away from?

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