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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the storm, who stands up to Cringle regarding the poor condition of the ship?
(a) Terrence Meadows.
(b) Captain Falcon.
(c) Squibb.
(d) Matthew McGaffin.

2. Who is "Papa"?
(a) Santos.
(b) Reverend Chandler.
(c) Captain Falcon.
(d) Mr. Zeringue.

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

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

5. When the Republic begins its return trip to New Orleans, what does it encounter?
(a) Sea monsters.
(b) Hurricanes.
(c) Calm water and no wind.
(d) Rough water and bad weather.

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

7. Which crew member does Cringle tell Rutherford to stay away from?
(a) Squibb.
(b) Captain Falcon.
(c) Nathaniel Meadows.
(d) Himself.

8. Rutherford warns the reader not to be too ________________ his way of life.
(a) Critical of.
(b) Disgusted by.
(c) Judgmental of.
(d) Angered by.

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

10. How old does Squibb tell Rutherford he is?
(a) Sixty.
(b) Thirty.
(c) He is unsure of his age.
(d) Twenty.

11. Captain Falcon tells Rutherford that the cargo they will pick up at Bangalang includes forty ______________ tribes people.
(a) Watusi.
(b) Allmuseri.
(c) Ubuntu.
(d) Pygmy.

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

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

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

15. When he arrives in New Orleans, where does Rutherford try, but fail, to find work?
(a) Restaurants and the shipyard..
(b) Negro bars.
(c) Salons and negro bars.
(d) Salons.

Short Answer Questions

1. The name of the ship on which Rutherford's new acquaintance is sailing is:

2. Why do the Allmuseri require no medication?

3. What percentage was Captain Falcon set to receive of the cargo's value?

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

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

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