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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Meadows and Ngonyama carry a slave boy's corpse from below, what body part(s) does Meadows cut off before the corpse is thrown overboard?
(a) Both feet.
(b) Both ears.
(c) The nose.
(d) Both hands.

2. What Allmuseri martial art is based on fighting in close quarters while bound?
(a) Kabye.
(b) Dambe.
(c) Obnu Bilate.
(d) Capoeira.

3. When Reverend Chandler was near death, where did Jackson ask Rutherford to meet him?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) In Chandler's office.
(c) In Chandler's chambers.
(d) In the living room.

4. After Rutherford is made to go back to bed, he feels as if he is becoming _______________.
(a) Paralyzed and blind.
(b) Blind and deaf.
(c) Paralyzed and deaf.
(d) Deaf and mute.

5. After the captain dies, what is done with him and all his possessions?
(a) They are thrown overboard.
(b) They are brought on deck and defiled.
(c) They are locked in his cabin.
(d) They are burned on a funeral pyre.

6. What does Rutherford notice about the slaves when they come up from the hold?
(a) Their feet are dirty.
(b) They have lice and rat bites.
(c) They smell of vomit and feces.
(d) They don't have any clothes.

7. How much of Rutherford's blood does Squibb eventually draw?
(a) A cup.
(b) A pint.
(c) A gallon.
(d) A quart.

8. Jackson is the epitome of goodness, and Rutherford is the ______________.
(a) Eccentric genius.
(b) Problem child.
(c) Shrewd businessman.
(d) Hard worker.

9. While in Falcon's cabin after the fight on deck, what does Ngonyama tell the rest of the Allmuseri?
(a) They must befriend the rest of the crew in order to get home.
(b) They must hunt down and kill the rest of the crew.
(c) They are free men.
(d) They are not free men yet.

10. After the battle ends, whom do the Allmuseri accuse of being responsible for the brutal ways in which they were treated?
(a) Falcon.
(b) Meadows.
(c) Rutherford.
(d) Cringle.

11. According to the rules Diamelo establishes after Captain Falcon's death, what language must be spoken by all on board?
(a) English.
(b) Swahili.
(c) Allmuseri.
(d) Portuguese.

12. How did Cringle wind up as part of the Republic's crew?
(a) He was shanghaied.
(b) He was appointed to it by his father.
(c) He volunteered.
(d) He was commissioned after graduating from school.

13. What does the captain tell Rutherford he must do, no matter what happens?
(a) Stay away from Meadows.
(b) Stay on good terms with Squibb.
(c) Continue writing in the ship's log.
(d) Keep trying to get along with the Allmuseri.

14. What does Rutherford do after Squibb finishes bleeding him?
(a) He falls asleep.
(b) He takes a shower.
(c) He goes swimming.
(d) He vomits.

15. When Ngonyama comes to bring Rutherford back on deck after the storm begins, how many passengers does Ngonyama tell Rutherford remain?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Five.
(d) Fifteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before Reverend Chandler said how he would dispose of his estate, Jackson had already stated that he would not accept a gift of land or property. What is Rutherford's opinion of his brother's statement?

2. What are the slaves forced to do in the hold so that as many of them as possible can be squeezed into the available space?

3. After his conversation with Ngonyama, what does Rutherford give him?

4. After going into the water, on what does Rutherford rely to keep him afloat?

5. When Rutherford wakes up after fainting, what medical procedure is Squibb performing on him?

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