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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Approximately long will the ship's journey take?
(a) Three years.
(b) Three months.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Three decades.

3. Where does Tommy stay for the rest of the voyage to New Orleans?
(a) Falcon's cabin.
(b) In the cargo hold with the creature.
(c) Cringle's cabin.
(d) His hammock in the orlop.

4. When Rutherford sees the Allmuseri, what tribe does he describe them as taller than?
(a) Watusi.
(b) Zulu.
(c) Pygmy.
(d) Ashanti.

5. When carving a pig, how does Rutherford describe the way Ngonyama handles the knife?
(a) He moves as if the knife were dull.
(b) He moves as if the knife were razor sharp.
(c) He moves as if the knife were one with his hand.
(d) He moves as if he has never seen a knife before.

Short Answer Questions

1. Captain Falcon asks Rutherford to be his ____________ around the crew.

2. In describing the Allmuseri language, Rutherford says the sounds they produce are like:

3. Where does the explorer now reside?

4. What was the profession of Captain Falcon's father?

5. The crew seems to spend most of their time at sea:

Short Essay Questions

1. What, according to Rutherford, is proof of Isadora's kind heart?

2. As Cringle is taking Rutherford to meet the captain, Rutherford gives Cringle his real reasons for boarding the ship. What are they?

3. When Rutherford is awakened by Cringle and other members of the Republic's crew, why is he so quick to obey Cringle when he orders him to his feet?

4. In what languages does Captain Falcon think simultaneously?

5. When Cringle is appointed to become captain once Falcon is out of the way, what does he promise the crew?

6. When Rutherford shows Ngonyama a picture of Isadora, why does he ask why she has smudges on her face?

7. Why, although it is against his better judgment, does Rutherford steal Squibb's work papers?

8. How does Isadora try to convince Rutherford to change?

9. What did Falcon grow up determined to do with his life?

10. When Falcon returns to his cabin and finds Rutherford there, he tells Rutherford that he has to defend himself against six men. What weapon does Falcon use?

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