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

2. Captain Falcon's ship is going to Bangalang, located on the coast of which country?
(a) Greece.
(b) India.
(c) Guinea.
(d) Ghana.

3. How much does Mr. Zeringue tell Rutherford he owes him?
(a) Fifty thousand francs.
(b) Fifty thousand sovereigns.
(c) Fifty thousand pounds.
(d) Fifty thousand dollars.

4. About whom does Rutherford want to learn more?
(a) Tommy, the cabin boy.
(b) Isadora.
(c) Captain Falcon.
(d) Squibb.

5. The crew seems to spend most of their time at sea:
(a) Complaining about the lack of cleanliness.
(b) Partying.
(c) Getting drunk.
(d) Attempting to repair the ship.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Rutherford hear Captain Falcon come into the room?

2. How many lines of a book had Captain Falcon taught himself to read at once?

3. What percentage was Captain Falcon set to receive of the cargo's value?

4. What prophecy of Reverend Chandler about him does Rutherford say comes true in Entry 3?

5. Why does Squibb walk with a limp?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. In what languages does Captain Falcon think simultaneously?

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

6. The night Rutherford meets with Zeringue, he finds that he owes Zeringue 50,000 francs. He also learns that Zeringue and Isadora have made a deal regarding his debt with Zeringue. What are the details of this deal?

7. On the day Rutherford meets Baleka and her mother, he throws Baleka a biscuit. What is her mother's response?

8. What is Captain Falcon's reason for telling Rutherford to sit down?

9. Rutherford tells Isadora he doesn't want to marry anyone. As he thinks about the situation, what does he realize about his reluctance to marry Isadora?

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

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