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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) Of disease, during passage from Africa.
(b) Of overwork, in the fields of Illinois.
(c) In bed, of old age.
(d) In childbirth, giving birth to his baby sister.

2. What does Captain Falcon catch Rutherford doing one night?
(a) Stealing from the liquor stash.
(b) Rummaging through the galley.
(c) Rummaging through his cabin.
(d) Stealing from the rest of the crew.

3. According to Rutherford, what are Falcon's legs shorter than?
(a) His bed.
(b) His dining table.
(c) His chart table.
(d) His captain's chair.

4. What does Isadora tell Rutherford he should do instead of constantly getting drunk?
(a) Go back to the plantation.
(b) Something productive with his life.
(c) Join the crew of a ship.
(d) Reconcile with his family.

5. In describing the Allmuseri language, Rutherford says the sounds they produce are like:
(a) The rush of wind through the trees.
(b) Deep, melodious breaths.
(c) The sound of birds chattering at dawn.
(d) Nails on a chalkboard.

Short Answer Questions

1. The sailor that Rutherford meets in Entry 1 is taking the position of ____________ aboard Captain Falcon's ship.

2. What does Captain Falcon consider himself?

3. Cringle's correct speech is taken as ________, and the captain interprets his sensitivity as ___________.

4. What is the main thing that Rutherford notices about the Republic?

5. How much does Mr. Zeringue tell Rutherford he owes him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. After the storm dies down, what does Matthew McGaffin accuse Cringle of?

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

5. As the Republic leaves the African coast, to what does Rutherford attribute the uneasiness he senses in Captain Falcon?

6. What kind of man does Rutherford see portrayed in Captain Falcon's journal entries?

7. In what languages does Captain Falcon think simultaneously?

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

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

10. Once Rutherford has broken into the captain's quarters, what does he not do?

(see the answer keys)

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