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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the storm passes, what about Ngonyama sets him apart from all the others on board the ship?
(a) He is wearing a life jacket.
(b) He is completely dry.
(c) He is naked.
(d) He is encased in ice.

2. What position does Peter Cringle hold aboard the Republic?
(a) Captain.
(b) First mate and quartermaster.
(c) Quartermaster.
(d) First mate.

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

4. Where does Tommy stay for the rest of the voyage to New Orleans?
(a) His hammock in the orlop.
(b) Cringle's cabin.
(c) In the cargo hold with the creature.
(d) Falcon's cabin.

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

6. What was the profession of Captain Falcon's father?
(a) Blacksmith.
(b) Shopkeeper.
(c) Sailor.
(d) Minister.

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

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

9. Why doesn't Rutherford hear Captain Falcon come into the room?
(a) He is engrossed with looking out the window.
(b) He is asleep.
(c) He is absorbed in reading.
(d) He is deaf.

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

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

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

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

14. 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.

15. Isadora agrees to pay off Rutherford's debt if he agrees to what?
(a) Marry her the next day.
(b) Kill Mr. Zeringue.
(c) Work aboard the Republic.
(d) Kill Santos.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many bullet holes does Captain Falcon's door have in it?

2. 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?

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

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

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

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