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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 empty the slop pails in the head.
(c) It is his turn to clean out the hold.
(d) It is his turn to feed the Allmuseri god.

3. When Rutherford goes back up on deck after evaluating Baleka, which direction does he notice Ngonyama looking toward?
(a) The stern (back) of the boat.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) The bow (front) of the boat.
(d) Bangalang.

4. After Rutherford finds crew members in the storeroom, he returns to the captain's cabin. In what condition does he find Captain Falcon?
(a) Badly hurt.
(b) Unhurt.
(c) Comatose.
(d) Dead.

5. When the food rations become low, what do the crew begin eating?
(a) The corpses of those killed in the battle.
(b) Candles and leather.
(c) Rats and leeches.
(d) Insects.

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. On what date did Rutherford's father try to escape?
(a) New Year's Day, 1811.
(b) Christmas Eve, 1811.
(c) New Year's Day, 1812.
(d) New Year's Eve, 1811.

8. That night, the Allmuseri have a ceremony to ___________ the ship.
(a) Cleanse.
(b) Take control of.
(c) Re-dedicate.
(d) Christen.

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

10. After the slave boy's corpse is thrown overboard, what does Ngonyama return to Rutherford?
(a) The ring Rutherford had given him.
(b) The book Rutherford had given him.
(c) The key Rutherford had given him.
(d) The gun Rutherford had given him.

11. When Rutherford wakes up after fainting, what medical procedure is Squibb performing on him?
(a) First aid.
(b) Bleeding.
(c) CPR.
(d) Surgery.

12. During the storm, although the deck is in chaos, Rutherford can see Ngonyama. What does Ngonyama do?
(a) He lashs (ties) himself to the wheel.
(b) He lashs (ties) himself to the mast.
(c) He hangs himself.
(d) He lashs (ties) himself to the rudder.

13. When he finally makes it on deck, what does Rutherford realize about the slaves?
(a) They have escaped and jumped overboard.
(b) They have escaped and are staging an uprising.
(c) They are all dead down in the hold, killed by the captain's men.
(d) They are waiting in the hold, eager to participate in the mutiny.

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

15. How long has the cargo been in existence?
(a) Since the Stone Age.
(b) Since the Middle Ages.
(c) Forever.
(d) Since the Roman times.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jackson is the epitome of goodness, and Rutherford is the ______________.

2. What is the steak that Squibb feeds Rutherford after he returns to consciousness?

3. When Reverend Chandler was near death, where did Jackson ask Rutherford to meet him?

4. Rutherford notices that Cringle's body is covered in:

5. Who becomes the unofficial ship's doctor?

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