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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the only thing that Falcon is concerned with?
(a) His ship and crew.
(b) Finding a wife.
(c) Money and fame.
(d) World peace.

2. Who becomes the unofficial ship's doctor?
(a) Ngonyama.
(b) Rutherford.
(c) Squibb.
(d) Cringle.

3. When Ngonyama falls ill, what does Squibb diagnose him with?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Scurvy.
(c) Internal bleeding.
(d) Appendicitis.

4. What does Captain Falcon tell Rutherford the secret cargo consists of?
(a) An Allmuseri king.
(b) A dinosaur.
(c) An Allmuseri god.
(d) A never-before-seen bird.

5. What emotion does Rutherford feel for Captain Falcon after he finds him?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Disgust.
(c) Pity.
(d) Compassion.

6. What does Rutherford admit about his own physical condition?
(a) He is in no better shape than most of the other passengers.
(b) He is near death.
(c) He is in perfect health.
(d) He is worse off than the rest of the passengers.

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

8. What is Reverend Chandler's reaction to being told that Rutherford is present at his deathbed?
(a) He cries.
(b) He laughs.
(c) He smiles.
(d) He frowns.

9. 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?
(a) He calls Jackson an idiot.
(b) He calls Jackson a fool.
(c) He calls Jackson wise.
(d) He suggests Jackson reconsider.

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

11. When Baleka comes to check on Rutherford, what does she tell him?
(a) It is his turn to make dinner.
(b) It is his turn to feed the Allmuseri god.
(c) It is his turn to clean out the hold.
(d) It is his turn to empty the slop pails in the head.

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

13. Wounded limbs are treated by _____________; a sore tooth is treated by _____________.
(a) Antibiotics; cold compresses.
(b) Amputation; extraction.
(c) Antibiotics; extraction.
(d) Amputation; drilling and filling.

14. After his conversation with Falcon, what does Rutherford see?
(a) Squibb and his parrot, both drunk.
(b) Meadows, imitating Rutherford's voice and habits.
(c) Ngonyama, eavesdropping on the conversation.
(d) Meadows, imitating Falcon's voice and habits.

15. After going into the water, on what does Rutherford rely to keep him afloat?
(a) A lifejacket.
(b) A hammock.
(c) Wreckage from the ship.
(d) A lifeboat.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Rutherford falls while on deck, who comes to help him?

2. What does Rutherford do after Squibb finishes bleeding him?

3. While in Falcon's cabin after the fight on deck, what does Ngonyama tell the rest of the Allmuseri?

4. 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?

5. When Baleka comes to check on Rutherford, what does he notice about how she displays feelings?

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