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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. Why does Squibb walk with a limp?
(a) He has a wooden leg.
(b) He has a metal rod in his leg.
(c) He has a metal rod in his foot.
(d) He has a partially amputated foot.

2. How many slaves is Ngonyama put in charge of?
(a) Ten.
(b) Five.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Twenty.

3. After Rutherford's new friend passes out from alcohol, what does Rutherford do?
(a) Steals the man's work papers and uses his identity to start a new life in Alabama.
(b) Goes home and prepares for his wedding.
(c) Boards the ship as a stowaway.
(d) Steals the man's work papers and boards the ship as him.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Rutherford describe himself as having felt on board?

3. How many bullet holes does Captain Falcon's door have in it?

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

5. What ability does Ngonyama have?

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

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

4. How does Rutherford describe Captain Falcon?

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

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

7. What does Rutherford say about using sob stories in situations such as his first meeting with Captain Falcon?

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

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

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

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