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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What effect does Rutherford say the written form of the Allmuseri language has on him?
(a) It angers him.
(b) It makes him anxious.
(c) It relaxes him.
(d) It confuses him.

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

3. At the beginning of Entry 2, what does Rutherford say wakes him up?
(a) A knife pressed against his neck.
(b) A knife pressed against his stomach.
(c) A pistol pressed against his stomach.
(d) A pistol pressed against his head.

4. How much pay does Falcon offer Rutherford (an offer that Rutherford accepts) to remain part of the crew?
(a) None.
(b) Ten percent of the earnings.
(c) Five percent of the earnings.
(d) Twenty-five percent of the earnings.

5. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. How many lines of a book had Captain Falcon taught himself to read at once?
(a) Six.
(b) Eight.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Two.

15. What is the total value of the ship's entire cargo?
(a) $8,888.
(b) $8,858.
(c) $8,885.
(d) $8,585.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the black man who brings Rutherford to Mr. Zeringue?

2. What does Rutherford eventually take up as a career?

3. How does Rutherford describe himself as having felt on board?

4. When he arrives in New Orleans, where does Rutherford try, but fail, to find work?

5. Where does Tommy stay for the rest of the voyage to New Orleans?

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