Middle Passage Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Charles Johnson
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 122 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Middle Passage Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Approximately long will the ship's journey take?
(a) Three months.
(b) Three years.
(c) Three decades.
(d) Three weeks.

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

3. What is the main thing that Rutherford notices about the Republic?
(a) The stench and filthiness below deck.
(b) The absence of women.
(c) The lack of proper safety equipment.
(d) The absence of civility and manners.

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

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

6. After the cargo is brought on board, what does Captain Falcon put Rutherford in charge of?
(a) Feeding the goats.
(b) Feeding the sheep.
(c) Guarding the ivory and gold.
(d) Feeding the Allmuseri.

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

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

9. What does Isadora tell Rutherford he should do instead of constantly getting drunk?
(a) Go back to the plantation.
(b) Something productive with his life.
(c) Join the crew of a ship.
(d) Reconcile with his family.

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

11. 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 he bought it off the captain.
(c) He says it was a gift.
(d) He says the captain dropped it and he picked it up.

12. The sailor that Rutherford meets in Entry 1 is taking the position of ____________ aboard Captain Falcon's ship.
(a) Boatswain.
(b) Quartermaster.
(c) First Mate.
(d) Cook.

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

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

15. During his sob story, how did Rutherford say his mother had died?
(a) Of disease, during passage from Africa.
(b) Of overwork, in the fields of Illinois.
(c) In bed, of old age.
(d) In childbirth, giving birth to his baby sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is the only time Cringle seems to relax?

2. What does Captain Falcon consider himself?

3. How does Tommy wind up being the first to try to look at the mysterious cargo inside the crate?

4. What is Captain Falcon's opinion of the war against England?

5. How many slaves is Ngonyama put in charge of?

(see the answer keys)

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