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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. While in New Orleans, where does Rutherford like to hang out?
(a) The French Quarter.
(b) The bar.
(c) The marina.
(d) The waterfront.

2. What has destroyed the Allmuseri village?
(a) Famine.
(b) The slave trade.
(c) War.
(d) Disease.

3. What does Rutherford say New Orleans women always smell like?
(a) Gardenias.
(b) Lilacs.
(c) Roses.
(d) Wisteria.

4. Isadora warns Rutherford that he is not _________.
(a) Likable.
(b) Bright.
(c) Common.
(d) Classy.

5. What is the term used for the toilet?
(a) Honey bucket.
(b) Loo.
(c) Head.
(d) Bilge.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much water do the Allmuseri have in the hold where they are they are kept?

2. Falcon tells Rutherford that it is his bet Rutherford will be ________________ by the time the ship returns to New Orleans.

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

4. How many days does it take the Republic to travel from New Orleans to Africa?

5. Rutherford realizes the Ngonyama's _____________ is very different from his own.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Rutherford describe Captain Falcon?

6. In what languages does Captain Falcon think simultaneously?

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

8. 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?

9. 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?

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

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