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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. What did Reverend Chandler, Rutherford's master, try to teach him while he was growing up on the plantation?
(a) Financial prudence and honesty.
(b) Penmanship and Biblical virtues.
(c) Penmanship.
(d) Biblical virtues.

2. When is the only time Cringle seems to relax?
(a) When he is sleeping.
(b) When he is with others.
(c) When he is alone on watch or reading.
(d) When he is alone on watch.

3. How many days does it take the Republic to travel from New Orleans to Africa?
(a) Forty.
(b) Thirty-one.
(c) Forty-one.
(d) Thirty.

4. What does Cringle tell Rutherford about seeing and hearing the cabin boy in Falcon's quarters?
(a) He says nothing to Rutherford about it.
(b) He tells Rutherford that he wants to kill Falcon over it.
(c) He tells Rutherford to tell anyone who will listen.
(d) He tells Rutherford not to speak of it to anyone.

5. What is another name for the crew's sleeping quarters, according to Rutherford's entry?
(a) Orlop.
(b) Barracks.
(c) Dunlop.
(d) Berthing area.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the storm passes, what about Ngonyama sets him apart from all the others on board the ship?

2. In the Allmuseri language, what part of speech is used instead of nouns?

3. What is Mr. Zeringue?

4. How does Rutherford assume Falcon obtained the souvenirs in his cabin?

5. What does Captain Falcon tell Rutherford he has been teased about since he was a boy?

Short Essay Questions

1. As Rutherford learns more about the Republic from Cringle, he finds it is a typical ship. What, according to Rutherford, is a "typical ship"?

2. As Rutherford looks at the crates of souvenirs (such as scrolls, paintings, and prayer carpets), whom does he realize is paying for the items and why?

3. 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?

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

5. What ability does Rutherford lose while at sea?

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

7. What does Rutherford think about Isadora's choice of New Orleans as her city of residence?

8. After the mutiny conference when Rutherford brings Captain Falcon his dinner, what does he say to the captain when asked for a report on the activities of the crew?

9. When Rutherford, angry about the deal Isadora has made with Zeringue, asks her "how could you do this to me?" what is her response?

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

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