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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 black man who brings Rutherford to Mr. Zeringue?
(a) Santos.
(b) Larry.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Enrique.

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

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

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

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

6. To whom does Rutherford tell a sob story?
(a) Tommy, the cabin boy.
(b) Captain Falcon.
(c) Squibb.
(d) Cringle.

7. When Rutherford sees the Allmuseri, what tribe does he describe them as taller than?
(a) Ashanti.
(b) Zulu.
(c) Pygmy.
(d) Watusi.

8. How many slaves is Ngonyama put in charge of?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Ten.
(d) Five.

9. How does Tommy wind up being the first to try to look at the mysterious cargo inside the crate?
(a) He wins a game of poker.
(b) He is the youngest crew member.
(c) He loses at a game of dice.
(d) He draws the shortest straw.

10. How does Rutherford assume Falcon obtained the souvenirs in his cabin?
(a) Through raids and murders.
(b) In gift shops.
(c) Through diplomacy.
(d) Through barter and trade.

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

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

13. When carving a pig, how does Rutherford describe the way Ngonyama handles the knife?
(a) He moves as if the knife were dull.
(b) He moves as if the knife were razor sharp.
(c) He moves as if the knife were one with his hand.
(d) He moves as if he has never seen a knife before.

14. What does Rutherford eventually take up as a career?
(a) Sales.
(b) Carpentry.
(c) Stealing.
(d) Murder.

15. What is another name for the crew's sleeping quarters, according to Rutherford's entry?
(a) Dunlop.
(b) Barracks.
(c) Orlop.
(d) Berthing area.

Short Answer Questions

1. What, according to Rutherford, is the first duty of the sailors on board the Republic?

2. During his sob story, how did Rutherford say his mother had died?

3. What activates the safety on the pistol that Falcon gives Rutherford?

4. Rutherford befriends an Allmuseri woman and a young girl named Baleka. What relationship is Baleka to the Allmuseri woman?

5. Rutherford warns the reader not to be too ________________ his way of life.

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