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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When is the only time Cringle seems to relax?
(a) When he is alone on watch.
(b) When he is alone on watch or reading.
(c) When he is sleeping.
(d) When he is with others.

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

4. Falcon tells Rutherford that it is his bet Rutherford will be ________________ by the time the ship returns to New Orleans.
(a) A ship's officer.
(b) A slave.
(c) A man's man.
(d) Dead.

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

6. What did Reverend Chandler, Rutherford's master, try to teach him while he was growing up on the plantation?
(a) Penmanship and Biblical virtues.
(b) Penmanship.
(c) Biblical virtues.
(d) Financial prudence and honesty.

7. What prophecy of Reverend Chandler about him does Rutherford say comes true in Entry 3?
(a) He becomes a man's man.
(b) He becomes a murderer.
(c) He becomes a pirate.
(d) He becomes a thief.

8. After talking with Isadora and Mr. Zeringue, where does Rutherford go that turns out to be filled with sailors?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) The docks.
(c) A pub.
(d) A store.

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

10. What has destroyed the Allmuseri village?
(a) The slave trade.
(b) Famine.
(c) War.
(d) Disease.

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

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

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

14. Who does Cringle tell Rutherford is already aboard the ship when Rutherford presents his (stolen) work papers?
(a) Meadows.
(b) Isadora.
(c) Captain Falcon.
(d) Squibb.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the term used for the toilet?

2. Who is "Papa"?

3. Who is appointed captain once Falcon is out of the way?

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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